NASA's Mars Helicopter Took a Photo of Its Rover Buddy While Flying

NASA's Mars Helicopter Took a Photo of Its Rover Buddy While Flying

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https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/akgdyj/nasas-mars-helicopter-took-a-photo-of-its-rover-buddy-while-flying

In the days since NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter made its first historic ascent on the surface of Mars, the pioneering aircraft has continued to push the limits of extraterrestrial flight. Ingenuity has another talent, too: photography.

Ingenuity has now flown three times, including a trip on Sunday in which it zoomed 50 meters downrange of its airfield, which is newly named after the Wright Brothers, at a top speed of two meters per second. The round trip covered the length of a football field, and the Martian aircraft also found the time to take some aerial images—including one of the nearby Perseverance rover on the ground.