The Ingenuity unmanned aerial vehicle was able to set a flight altitude record during its last
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Ingenuity landed on Mars for almost two yearsback. Now each of his flights is a record. At the end of last week, an unmanned helicopter flew over the surface of the fourth planet in the solar system for the 35th time, although it was originally planned to make only five flights.
The Martian drone was able to climb to a height of 14 meters. The previous record is 12 meters. The helicopter remained above the surface of Mars for 52 seconds. For all the time he managed to fly a little less than 60 minutes.
The flight made on December 3 became for Ingenuitysecond after receiving a software update. The update lasted several weeks and brought new features. For example, taking into account the dangers during landing and the use of maps for navigation.