NASA plans to send two Ingenuity-like helicopters to Mars later this decade, to help collect Perseverance's samples (if necessary) for a planned return to Earth. NASA's Mars Helicopter Ingenuity team celebrates after seeing a view of the drone's first flight on Mars captured by the Perseverance rover on Apas they watched from the Jet. In one of its photographs, scientists could see what looked like a landing capsule, a supersonic parachute, and other debris scattered across the Martian landscape. The little drone's success could lead to a further opening of the Red Planet's skies. On a routine mission to take aerial photographs of the Red Planet, the Mars helicopter Ingenuity captured something unusual. NASA then granted an extended mission, during which the helicopter is serving as a scout for the life-hunting, sample-caching Perseverance. Video footage from NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover provides a big-picture perspective of the 13th flight of NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter. 31 (UPI) -Ingenuity, the tiny helicopter that has far surpassed expectations on Mars, has completed its 56th flight, NASAs Jet Propulsion Lab announced Thursday.

Ingenuity did just that over the course of five flights in April and early May of 2021. The chopper's main goal was to show that aerial exploration is possible on Mars despite the planet's thin atmosphere. Indeed, flying close to the surface of Mars is the equivalent of flying at more than 87,000 feet on Earth, essentially three times the height of Mount Everest. Ingenuity landed on the floor of Mars' Jezero Crater in February 2021 along with NASA's Perseverance rover. Mars helicopter Ingenuity snaps incredible aerial photo of Perseverance rover during 51st flight Perseverance Mars rover snaps amazing shot of dusty Ingenuity helicopter (photo) A delicate helicopter named Ingenuity is currently headed to Mars, sharing a ride with NASAs 2.5 billion Perseverance rover. Mars helicopter Ingenuity: First aircraft to fly on Red Planet

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