Mars Helicopter Sol 241: Navigation Digital camera: NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter acquired this picture utilizing its navigation digital camera. This digital camera is mounted within the helicopter’s fuselage and pointed straight downward to trace the bottom throughout flight. This picture was acquired on Oct. 24, 2021 (Sol 241 of the Perseverance rover mission) on the native imply photo voltaic time of 12:34:15. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech. Obtain picture ›
The profitable 14th flight of NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter befell shortly after 1:18 a.m. PDT Oct. 24 at Jezero Crater. As deliberate, the helicopter executed its first 2,700 rpm flight, proving that Ingenuity is able to flying within the weeks and months forward on Mars, throughout which seasonal adjustments on the floor will lead to decreases in air density. The quick 23–second flight included a peak altitude of 16 toes (5 meters) above floor stage, with a small sideways translation of seven toes (2 meters) to keep away from a close-by sand ripple. This was additionally the primary time Ingenuity recorded black-and-white navigation digital camera photos on the high-rate of about seven frames a second.
