NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Celebrates 50 Flights | JPL

NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Celebrates 50 Flights | JPL

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter made history when it achieved the first powered, controlled flight on another planet on April 19, 2021. Since then, it has exceeded expectations and most recently executed its 50th flight on Mars. This video highlights Ingenuity’s flights, captured by the Perseverance Rover’s WATSON and Mastcam-Z cameras, as well as Ingenuity’s color Return to Earth (RTE) camera and its black-and-white navigation camera.

Learn more: http://mars.nasa.gov/ingenuity

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

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Credit for WATSON images: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
Credit for Mastcam-Z images: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS
Duration: 1 minute
Release Date: April 13, 2023

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