PIA23883: High School Junior Names NASA's Mars Helicopter


High School Junior Names NASA’s Mars Helicopter

Caption:

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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