PIA24032: NASA Astronauts on Mars With Helicopter (Illustration)


NASA Astronauts on Mars With Helicopter (Illustration)

Caption:

This illustration shows NASA astronauts working on the surface of Mars. A helicopter similar to the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter is airborne at left. Ingenuity is being carried aboard the Perseverance rover; it will be deployed to the Martian surface in the weeks after landing to test whether future helicopters could accompany robotic and human missions.

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 2020-07-28
Date in Caption
Image Credit NASA
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA24032
Identifier PIA24032