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 Flying Helicopter on Mars




The planet Mars is one of the most interesting extraterrestrial areas. NASA examines the red planet that is waiting to be discovered every day thanks to Mars's tasks. He sometimes shares these investigations with the public. NASA added a new one to the images he shared about the Red Planet. He recorded the departure and progress of a helicopter that flies on the planet and made investigations.

The Ingenuity helicopter was sent to the red planet in another vehicle. The helicopter sent in the Perseven vehicle was left to the surface shortly after the main vehicle landed. Small robot helicopter Ingenuity, which weighs a length of 121 cm and approximately 1.8 kg, made certain examinations on the surface of the Ingenuity.

The helicopter, which has made a total of 47 flights since its first landing, was seen in the cameras of Persemence, the main vehicle. The maximum flight height for the helicopter is 12 meters and the maximum speed it can reach per hour is 20 kilometers.




NASA sent the helicopter vehicle for a certain target in its initial plans. This main target was to see if it was possible to fly a vehicle in the atmosphere of the Red Planet Mars. After the tests and many flights, he saw that this was possible after many flights.

Based on the success of the NASA helicopter, Perseverance tries to deliver the examination samples into the Ssem, but it makes some samples without delivering them to the vehicle. They started to prepare helicopters with two more similar features that would not cause this situation.

News detail and link: https://mars.nasa.gov/resources/27351/perseverances-mastcam-z-views-ingenuitys-47th-takeoff/