The Mars Helicopter and its Mars Helicopter Delivery System were attached to the Perseverance Mars rover at Kennedy Space Center on April 6, 2020. A shell (not pictured) will protect the helicopter during the rover's descent to the surface of Jezero Crater on Feb. 18, 2021. The helicopter will be deployed about two-and-a-half months after Perseverance lands.
For more information about the mission, go to https://mars.nasa.gov/technology/helicopter/ .
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, Crater | |
Acquisition Date | ||
Release Date | 2020-04-10 | |
Date in Caption | 2020-04-06 | 2021-02-18 |
Image Credit | NASA/JPL-Caltech | |
Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA23823 | |
Identifier | PIA23823 |