![]() This helps to protect the drone's key components and sensitive electronic devices from damage at very low temperatures. From now on, the helicopter must rely only on itself.Īs noted by the chief engineer for Mars Helicopter Project at Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Bob Balaram, Ingenuity's battery is also used to power the vital heater on cold nights, which maintains an internal temperature of about 7☌ during harsh cold Martian nights. Ingenuity is equipped with a battery with a capacity of 35-40 Wh, and until recently, it was connected to the Perseverance nuclear system. ![]() It can be dangerous for the helicopter's batteries, which were 100% charged before being it was unloaded from the rover. ![]() The temperature of the planet's surface drops to a negative 90☌ in the dark. Tricky, considering the highest helicopter flight ever recorded maxed out at 42,000 feet. It is solar-powered and has a battery to power the heater during harsh Martian nights. Flying the Ingenuity helicopter on Mars is the equivalent of flying one at about 100,000 feet on Earth. The $85-million helicopter itself is a tiny structure that weighs 1.8 kg. The helicopter was delivered to Mars while being attached to the bottom of the Perseverance rover. NASA backed up the cheerful news with a picture of Ingenuity on the surface of the Red Planet. #MarsHelicopter touchdown confirmed! Its 293 million mile (471 million km) journey aboard ended with the final drop of 4 inches (10 cm) from the rover's belly to the surface of Mars today. NASA is already planning a more complex helicopter drone for Mars, and the proposed Dragonfly mission to Saturn’s moon Titan would launch in the late 2020s. There is a week left before its first flight. This abstract summarizes the first 18 flights of the mission and highlights science results and how Ingenu- ity has assisted the Mars 2020 Rover. NASA announced that the Martian helicopter Ingenuity, which was successfully dropped off on the surface of the Red Planet from the Perseverance rover, will soon make its first flight.
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