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Mars Helicopter Prototype
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Caption:
This image depicts the demonstration vehicle used to prove that controlled, and sustained flight is feasible in a Martian atmosphere. The first free flight of this prototype Mars Helicopter in atmospheric conditions similar to Mars occurred on May 31, 2016, inside the Space Simulator, a 25-foot-wide (7.62-meter-wide) vacuum chamber at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif.
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 | Atmosphere, Color | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2019-03-28 | |
| Date in Caption | 2016-05-31 | |
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL-Caltech | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA23159 | |
| Identifier | PIA23159 | |
