PIA24648: Mastcam-Z Views Ingenuity After Fifth Flight


Mastcam-Z Views Ingenuity After Fifth Flight

Caption:

NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter's was captured after landing on May 7, 2021, by the Mastcam-Z imager, one of the instruments aboard the agency's Perseverance rover. The helicopter ascended to a new height record of 33 feet (10 meters) and flew 424 feet (129 meters) to a new landing site. This was the helicopter's fifth flight, and the first time the helicopter made a one-way flight. It was airborne a total of 108 seconds.

Background Info:

The Ingenuity Mars Helicopter was built by JPL, which also manages the technology demonstration project for NASA Headquarters. It is supported by NASA's Science, Aeronautics Research, and Space Technology mission directorates. NASA's Ames Research Center in California's Silicon Valley, and NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, provided significant flight performance analysis and technical assistance during Ingenuity's development. AeroVironment Inc., Qualcomm, and SolAero also provided design assistance and major vehicle components. Lockheed Martin Space designed and manufactured the Mars Helicopter Delivery System .

Cataloging Keywords:

Name Value Additional Values
Target Mars
System
Target Type Planet
Mission Mars 2020
Instrument Host Perseverance Ingenuity
Host Type Rover Helicopter
Instrument Mastcam-Z
Detector
Extra Keywords Color
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2021-05-07
Date in Caption 2021-05-07
Image Credit NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA24648
Identifier PIA24648