PIA24466: Ingenuity Helicopter on Mars (Illustration)


Ingenuity Helicopter on Mars (Illustration)

Caption:

An illustration of NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter flying on Mars.

Ingenuity, a technology demonstration experiment, will be the first aircraft to attempt powered, controlled flight on another planet. Ingenuity arrived at Mars on Feb. 18, 2021, attached to the belly of NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover. Ingenuity is expected to attempt its first flight test in spring 2021.

Background Info:

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory built and manages operations of Perseverance and Ingenuity for the agency. Caltech in Pasadena, California, manages JPL for NASA.

For more information about Ingenuity, go to: mars.nasa.gov/technology/helicopter .

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 2021-03-16
Date in Caption 2021-02-18
Image Credit NASA/JPL-Caltech
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA24466
Identifier PIA24466