Question

What made the orbiter and the lander stop from working?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Mission end

Shut down after human error during software update caused the lander's antenna to go down, terminating power and communication. The Viking program ended on May 21, 1983. To prevent an imminent impact with Mars the orbit of Viking 1 orbiter was raised on August 7, 1980 before it was shut down 10 days later.

Answer 2

Answer:

Did you mean: What made the writer and the lander stop from working?

Mission end

Shut down after human error during software update caused the lander's antenna to go down, terminating power and communication. The Viking program ended on May 21, 1983. To prevent an imminent impact with Mars the orbit of Viking 1 orbiter was raised on August 7, 1980 before it was shut down 10 days later.

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