Were the Russians the first to Land on Mars?

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Contrary to belief Russia WAS the first to land on Mars. The Soviet Union's little known Mars 3 mission successfully landed on the Martian surface all the way back on December 2, 1971, becoming the first spacecraft to achieve a soft landing on another planet.

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