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.
Name | Value | Additional Values |
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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 |