PIA24649: Mastcam-Z GIF Show Ingenuity's Fifth Landing


Mastcam-Z GIF Show Ingenuity’s Fifth Landing

Caption:

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NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter lands with a soft bounce after its fifth flight on May 7, 2021. The images in this GIF were captured by the Mastcam-Z imager aboard NASA's Perseverance rover.

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 .

Arizona State University in Tempe leads the operations of the Mastcam-Z instrument, working in collaboration with Malin Space Science Systems in San Diego.

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 2021-05-19
Date in Caption 2021-05-07
Image Credit NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA24649
Identifier PIA24649