Trivia: The first spacecraft to land on Mars was named after what ancient people?
Mongols
Vikings
Olmecs
Polynesians
Correct Answer: Vikings
So why is this answer correct? : On July 20, 1976, NASA’s Viking 1 lander became the first spacecraft to successfully land on Mars. During its six-year operation, Viking 1 performed the first soil sample analysis on Mars and found evidence that ancient rivers once flowed on its surface. In 1960, NASA decided that planetary missions would use nautical terms, such as Mariner and Viking.