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On May 12, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) released a 3D video of the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter s historic third flight. The flight was one of the five successful endeavours with one failed attempt.
“Our Ingenuity #MarsHelicopter, but make it 3D! When the helicopter took to the Martian skies on its third flight, @NASAPersevere was there to capture it all. Check out the rendered flight in 3D as it ascends, hovers, then zooms laterally: http://go.nasa.gov/33ADsxd,” the agency tweeted.
Our Ingenuity #MarsHelicopter, but make it 3D!
When the helicopter took to the Martian skies on its third flight, @NASAPersevere was there to capture it all. Check out the rendered flight in 3D as it ascends, hovers, then zooms laterally: https://t.co/YVY07InRKupic.twitter.com/dAR37lBONk
If you ve got a pair of 3D or red/blue glasses leftover from a trip to the movies, you are in for a treat. You can now watch NASA s Mars helicopter, Ingenuity, soaring across the landscape of the Red Planet in glorious 3D. You can watch it rise up and fly 50 meters (164 feet) from the Wright Brothers airfield on its third flight as if you were standing on the surface of Mars itself and watching.
The video was recorded from Perseverance s Mastcam-Z instrument, a zoomable dual-camera located on the rover’s mast. The camera is capable of stereo-imaging, which allowed scientists here on Earth to turn the slightly different perspective into an immersive view of Mars.
Mars In 3D: NASA Releases Stunning 3D View Of Ingenuity Helicopter s Historic Flight
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NASA shared a 3D view of the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter s third flight on Mars
The agency also shared simple steps to create 3D glasses
Still can t get enough of the Mars Ingenuity helicopter s first flights on the Red Planet? NASA has just come up with a way for people to watch it in 3D.
The Perseverance rover is already an incredible feat in itself, but the Ingenuity helicopter that came along with it on the trip is also making waves of its own. Since arriving on Mars, Ingenuity has completed several historic flights, and the Perseverance rover even
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When NASA s Ingenuity helicopter took to the skies for its third flight on April 25th, the Perseverance rover was right there to catch the little fella s historic moment. Now, the agency has rendered the flight in 3D to enjoy the event as if we were there ourselves on Martian soil, right next to the rover. 1 photo
Located on the rover s head, the zoomable dual-camera Mastcam-Z imager provided the view. Even if NASA already published a 2D video of this same flight, the 3D effect adds a dramatic depth to it as the rotorcraft takes to the sky, hovers, and zips off-screen before returning to the Wright Brothers Field landing spot. On April 25th, Ingenuity climbed up to 16 feet (5 meters), then it headed downrange 164 feet (50 meters), reaching a top speed of 6.6 feet per second (2 meters per second).
NASA’s Perseverance Drives on Mars’ Terrain for First Time
NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover performed its first drive on Mars March 4, covering 21.3 feet (6.5 meters) across the Martian landscape. The drive served as a mobility test that marks just one of many milestones as team members check out and calibrate every system, subsystem, and instrument on Perseverance. Once the rover begins pursuing its science goals, regular commutes extending 656 feet (200 meters) or more are expected.
“When it comes to wheeled vehicles on other planets, there are few first-time events that measure up in significance to that of the first drive,” said Anais Zarifian, Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mobility test bed engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. “This was our first chance to ‘kick the tires’ and take Perseverance out for a spin. The rover’s six-wheel drive responded superbly. We are now confident our drive system is good to go, capable of ta