updated: May 15 2021, 17:29 ist
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