In February 2021, NASA hopes to land on Mars an ambitious dual-rotor helicopter that will explore the planet’s surface and take low-altitude imagery for transmission back to Earth. In this NASA video, we see how the Ingenuity helicopter undocks from the belly of the Perseverance rover that will carry it to the Martian surface. To make the orbital window, the mission must launch before mid-August.
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Key Takeaways:
- NASA plans to land its Ingenuity dual-rotor helicopter on Mars in February 2021 to explore the planet's surface and capture low-altitude imagery.
- The helicopter will undock from the Perseverance rover, which is responsible for carrying it to the Martian surface.
- The mission must launch before mid-August to meet the required orbital window.
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