Scientists successfully give InSight Mars lander Power Boost to continue mission in Aphelion
NASA s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has pushed its limits to successfully complete its ninth and most challenging flight since it first took off on the Red Planet, US space agency NASA has said.
The mini helicopter flew to the Red Planet on February 18, while being attached to the belly of NASA s Perseverance rover. It was now airborne for 166.4 seconds 2.8 minutes and flew at a speed of 5 metres per second, NASA said. #MarsHelicopter pushes its Red Planet limits. The rotorcraft completed its 9th and most challenging flight yet, flying for 166.4 seconds at a speed of 5 m/s, NASA tweeted.
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In this illustration, NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter stands on the Red Planet’s surface as NASA’s Perseverance rover (partially visible on the left) rolls away.
Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech
NASA will hold a virtual media briefing at 1:30 p.m. EDT (10:30 a.m. PDT) Tuesday, March 23, to discuss upcoming activities for the agencys Ingenuity Mars helicopter. The teams operating Ingenuity and NASAs Mars 2020 Perseverance rover have chosen the flight zone where the helicopter will attempt the first powered, controlled flights on another planet.
The briefing will air live on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agencys website and will livestream on multiple agency social media platforms, including theYouTubeandFacebookchannels for NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California.
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Mastcam-Zs First 360-Degree Panorama
This is the first 360-degree panorama taken by Mastcam-Z, a zoomable pair of cameras aboard NASAs Perseverance Mars rover. The panorama was stitched together on Earth from 142 individual images taken on Sol 3, the third Martian day of the mission (Feb. 21, 2021).
Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/ASU
NASAs Mars 2020 Perseverance rover got its first high-definition look around its new home in Jezero Crater on Feb. 21, after rotating its mast, or head, 360 degrees, allowing the rovers Mastcam-Z instrument to capture its first panorama after touching down on the Red Planet on Feb 18. It was the rovers second panorama ever, as the rovers Navigation Cameras, or Navcams, also located on the mast, captured a 360-degree view on Feb. 20.
rover drop.jpg This high-resolution still image is part of a video taken by several cameras as NASAs Perseverance rover touched down on Mars on Feb. 18,.