ˌɔn tˈuː dᵻsˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti wˈʌn, mˈɑːɹz θɹˈiː bɪkˌeɪm ðə fˈɜːst spˈeɪskɹæft tʊ ɐtˈeɪn sˈɔft lˈændɪŋ ˌɔn mˈɑːɹz ænd ðə sˈɛkənd wˈʌn ˌɔn ɐnˈʌðɚ plˈænɪt, ɹˈaɪt ˈæftɚ vˈɛnɚɹə sˈɛvən, tɹænsmˈɪɾɪŋ ðə fˈɜːst ˈɪmɪdʒ dˈeɪɾə ˈɛvɚ fɹʌm mˈɑːɹz.
On 2 December 1971, Mars 3 became the first spacecraft to attain soft landing on Mars and the second one on another planet, right after Venera 7, transmitting the first image data ever from Mars.