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Mars Helicopter Aboard Perseverance
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Caption:
The Mars Helicopter and its Mars Helicopter Delivery System were attached to the Perseverance Mars rover at Kennedy Space Center on April 6, 2020. A shell (not pictured) will protect the helicopter during the rover's descent to the surface of Jezero Crater on Feb. 18, 2021. The helicopter will be deployed about two-and-a-half months after Perseverance lands.
Background Info:
For more information about the mission, 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, Crater | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2020-04-10 | |
| Date in Caption | 2020-04-06 | 2021-02-18 |
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL-Caltech | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA23823 | |
| Identifier | PIA23823 | |
