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Ingenuity was a goofy idea (let’s fly a helicopter in near-vacuum) that worked out better than anyone expected. 72 flights, more than two hours total air time, 11 miles ground distance covered, all on another planet in air that is less than 1% as thick as Earth’s. Bravo!
Ars Technica Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU
The physics of orbiting bodies is about to take away our communication with Mars for a couple weeks.
The atmosphere of Mars is thin, but it still transfers sound.
NASA How cool is this?
Look at these two!
See https://mars.nasa.gov/resources/25790/perseverances-selfie-with-ingenuity/ for info on how the image was taken.
image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
Stop a moment and look at this image. The human eye loves a vanishing point image and this is a good one. Look at the way the tracks interact with features of the surface. Look at the other set of tracks to the right. Perseverance has been busy looking for just the right spot. Finally, look at Ingenuity, newly set on the surface of its new home, waiting for its chance to rise up and explore on its own.
image: NASA/JPL-Caltech
