Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Achieves Milestones | NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Achieves Milestones | NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory

This enhanced color image of NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter was taken by the Mastcam-Z instrument aboard the Perseverance Mars rover on April 16, 2023, the 766th Martian day, or sol, of the rover's mission. This is the clearest view of the rotorcraft since its first flight. Ingenuity completed its 50th flight on April 13, 2023. The helicopter's first flight on Mars was two years ago on April 19, 2021.

This picture was taken by the Mastcam-Z instrument aboard the Perseverance rover. At the time the image was taken, the rover was about 75 feet (23 meters) away.

Mission Name: Mars 2020

Rover Name: Perseverance

Main Job: Seek signs of ancient life and collect samples of rock and regolith (broken rock and soil) for possible return to Earth.

Mars Helicopter (Ingenuity)

Launch: July 30, 2020    

Landing: Feb. 18, 2021, Jezero Crater, Mars

For more information on NASA's Mars missions, visit: mars.nasa.gov

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS

Release Date: April 19, 2023

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