This time the helicopter covered 411 meters above the Martian desert
The American Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA announced that the Ingenuity helicopter made a new flight to Mars. On October 27, 2023, the 64th flight of the device took place.
This time the helicopter covered 411 meters above the Martian desert. During the flight, filming was carried out using a navigation camera.
NASA’s Ingenuity Martian helicopter captured and transmitted truly fantastic footage to Earth: video
With the bright sun overhead, the ship cast shadows on the planet’s surface, resulting in some truly “sci-fi” footage. As NASA explained, the camera is “mounted on the fuselage of the helicopter and pointed straight down to track the surface during flight.”
The mission team then combined the footage and came up with one impressive video:
https://youtu.be/qzJxHAZQIlg
Recall that the Ingenuity helicopter was delivered to Mars attached to the bottom of the Perseverance rover, which landed in the Jezero Crater on February 18, 2021. Ingenuity’s main goals include demonstrating technology, conducting the first flights to Mars, and conducting exploration for Perseverance.
