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Vaneeza Rupani holding a postcard of the Mars Helicopter
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High School Junior Names NASA’s Mars Helicopter
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Caption:
Vaneeza Rupani holding a postcard of the Mars Helicopter
Vaneeza Rupani (inset), a junior at Tuscaloosa County High School in Northport, Alabama, came up with the name Ingenuity for NASA's Mars Helicopter (an artist's impression of which is seen here) and the motivation behind it for NASA's " Name the Rover " essay contest.
An additional image shows the full portrait of Rupani.
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 | |
| Host Type | Helicopter | |
| Instrument | ||
| Detector | ||
| Extra Keywords | Artwork, Color | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2020-04-29 | |
| Date in Caption | ||
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL-Caltech/NIA and Courtesy Rupani Family | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA23883 | |
| Identifier | PIA23883 | |
