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Mars Helicopter Team Is Ready to Fly
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Caption:
Morale was high as the Mars Helicopter team gathered for a group photo on Dec. 3, 2018, at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. The helicopter, named Ingenuity, is a technology demonstration to test the first powered flight on another world. The helicopter will ride to Mars attached inside the belly of the Perseverance rover.
Background Info:
For more information about Ingenuity, go to https://mars.nasa.gov/technology/helicopter .
Cataloging Keywords:
| Name | Value | Additional Values |
|---|---|---|
| Target | Mars | |
| System | ||
| Target Type | Planet | |
| Mission | Mars 2020 | |
| Instrument Host | Ingenuity | Perseverance |
| Host Type | Helicopter | Rover |
| Instrument | ||
| Detector | ||
| Extra Keywords | Color | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2020-07-27 | |
| Date in Caption | 2018-12-03 | |
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL-Caltech | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA22650 | |
| Identifier | PIA22650 | |
