Ingenuity Mars Helicopter faces toughest challenge yet as it helps look for traces of life on Mars - The Indian Express


3/20/2022 12:00:00 AM3 years 1 month ago
by Tech Desk

The ancient river delta in the Jezero Crater, where Ingenuity is headed, is filled with jagged cliffs, angled surfaces, projecting boulders, and sand-filled-pockets that could stop a rover in its tracks or even upend a helicopter upon landing.

NASA has extended flight operations for the first aircraft to operate on the surface of another planet through September. The helicopter will soon accompany the Perseverance rover and support its upc… [+2606 chars]

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