Viking Lander

3D model of the Viking Lander

Details

The Viking Lander 3D Model is a model of the Viking lander, which was a part of the Viking program that sent an orbiter and lander to Mars to photograph and study the surface of the planet.

Additional content elements include:

“Description"

description

“LongDescription"

long description

“Name"

English name

“StandardName"

standard English name

"MeshRegion"

mesh region representation

"Region"

region representation

"PolygonCount"

number of polygons

"VertexCount"

number of vertices

"ConnectedComponents"

number of connected components

"BoundingBox"

bounding box

"Summary"

summary information

Examples

Basic Examples (2)

Retrieve the model:

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$ResourceData[\!$\* TagBox["\"\<Viking Lander\>\"", #& , BoxID -> "ResourceTag-Viking Lander-Input", AutoDelete->True]$]$

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Summary properties:

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$ResourceData[\!$\* TagBox["\"\<Viking Lander\>\"", #& , BoxID -> "ResourceTag-Viking Lander-Input", AutoDelete->True]$, "Summary"]$

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Scope & Additional Elements (3)

Find the minimum volume ball that encapsulates the mesh:

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$bound = BoundingRegion[ResourceData[\!$\* TagBox["\"\<Viking Lander\>\"", #& , BoxID -> "ResourceTag-Viking Lander-Input", AutoDelete->True]$], "MinBall"]$

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$Show[{ResourceData[\!$\* TagBox["\"\<Viking Lander\>\"", #& , BoxID -> "ResourceTag-Viking Lander-Input", AutoDelete->True]$], Graphics3D[{Opacity[0.5], bound}]}]$

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View the model with roll, pitch, and yaw rotations:

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$Multicolumn[Table[TransformedRegion[ResourceData[\!$\* TagBox["\"\<Viking Lander\>\"", #& , BoxID -> "ResourceTag-Viking Lander-Input", AutoDelete->True]$], AffineTransform@RollPitchYawMatrix[{r, 0, 0}, {1, 2, 3}]], {r, 0, 2 Pi, 2 Pi/8}], 3]$

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Bibliographic Citation

Wolfram Research, "Viking Lander" from the Wolfram Data Repository (2022)

Data Resource History

Date Created: 2 February 2022

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Publisher Information

Prepared for the Wolfram Data Repository By: Collin Jung
Publisher of Record: Wolfram Research