PIA23824: Mars Helicopter and Perseverance Rover


Mars Helicopter and Perseverance Rover

Caption:

The Mars Helicopter, visible in lower center of the image, was attached to the belly of NASA's Perseverance rover at Kennedy Space Center on April 6, 2020. The helicopter will be deployed onto the Martian surface 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
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2020-04-10
Date in Caption 2020-04-06
Image Credit NASA/JPL-Caltech
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA23824
Identifier PIA23824