NASA’s Mars rover helicopter ‘Ingenuity’ made its 29th flight.
IT media Cnet reported on the 14th (local time) that the NASA Mars Helicopter Ingenuity succeeded in its 29th flight despite the recent dust storm that struck Mars.
Recently, Mars exploration equipment, including Ingenuity, is experiencing difficulties due to technical defects and sensor failures due to the dusty and cold Mars winter.
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) tweeted on the 14th that “the helicopter traveled 179 meters across Mars and completed its journey in 66.6 seconds.” The previous flight, the 28th flight, took place at the end of April.
The flight took place on the 11th and was planned to change the location of Ingenuity so that it could continue to communicate with the Mars rover Perseverance, which is also exploring Mars.
Ingenuity, paired with the Perseverance rover, which explores the surface of Mars, is exploring the Seita region, an important delta region within the crater, for example. This is one of the best places to find traces of ancient microbes and collect Martian soil samples.
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Ingenuity has achieved remarkable feats by flying continuously since last April, when the first successful flight from an extraterrestrial planet in human history.
The recent cold, dusty winter weather on Mars poses risks for solar-powered helicopters, but under these extreme conditions, the success of the 29th flight is another achievement, Cnet said.
