Martian unmanned helicopterIngenuity continues to help the Perseverance rover explore the surface of the Red
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On September 24, Ingenuity made its third autumn flight in the rarefied atmosphere of Mars. It will last for 55 seconds. Prior to this, the unmanned aerial vehicle took off on 6 and 18 September.
Ingenuity rose to a height of about 10 metersabove the surface of the Red Planet and flew almost 111 meters. Specialists from the Californian Jet Propulsion Laboratory were responsible for controlling the helicopter's flight to a new location.
Ingenuity has been on Mars since 2021.During this time, he has already made 33 flights. Until 2030, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will send several Ingenuity-like vehicles to Mars to collect samples collected by the Perseverance rover and bring them back to Earth for study.