Ingenuity completes 10th flight: helicopter flew 1.6 km in the atmosphere of Mars

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter has successfully completed its tenth and most challenging flight over the surface of Mars. About it

the American aerospace agency said on Twitter. In total, Ingenuity has flown 1.6 km through the Red Planet's atmosphere since April 2021.

As part of the last flight, the helicopter passed througha given route of ten control points at a record height of 12 meters in an area called Raised Ridges. There he conducted reconnaissance for the Perseverance rover. From the moment of takeoff to the very landing, the device was in the air of the Red Planet for 165.4 s, having covered 95 m.

Ingenuity has already completed its main mission.In April, a test flight showed that it is possible to launch helicopters in the atmosphere of Mars. It was decided to extend the Ingenuity mission. NASA is using it as a scout for the Perseverance rover.

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