NASA s Mars rover takes selfie with helicopter before first-ever flight on alien planet
NASA s Perseverance rover landed on Mars on February 18 and is only days away before the first-ever flight on an alien planet. The Ingenuity helicopter will be the first to attempt the flight on the Red Planet
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The Mars helicopter is seen about 4 meters away form Perseverance in this image.
Mars rover took first ever bot selfie with Ingenuity on Tuesday (April 6, 2021) on 46th Martian day. The Mars helicopter is seen about 4 meters away form Perseverance in this image.
Perseverance captured this image by WATSON (Wide Angle Topographic Sensor for Operations and eNgineering), part of the SHERLOC (Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman and Luminescence for Organics and Chemicals) instrument, located at the end of the rover’s robotic arm.
NASA s Perseverance Mars Rover posted this image on twitter with a caption which read, Two bots one selfie. Greetings from Jezero Crater,where I ve taken my first selfie of the mission. I m also watching the #MarsHelicopter Ingenuity as it gets ready for its first flight in a few days. Daring mighty things indeed.