Image: Perseverance's NavCams Views Ingenuity During its Third Flight

Description: Ingenuity can be seen after its third flight by the left MastCam-Z aboard NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover. Mastcam-Z is a pair of cameras located high on the rover's mast. This image was acquired on Apr. 25, 2021 (Sol 64) at the local mean solar time of 13:33:10. The Mastcam-Z imager aboard NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover, which is parked at “Van Zyl Overlook” and serving as a communications base station, captured video of Ingenuity. In the days ahead, segments of that video will be sent back to Earth showing most of the helicopter’s 80-second journey across its flight zone. The Ingenuity Mars Helicopter was built by JPL, which also manages this technology demonstration project for NASA Headquarters. It is supported by NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, and Space Technology Mission Directorate. NASA’s Ames Research Center and Langley Research Center provided significant flight performance analysis and technical assistance during Ingenuity’s development. AeroVironment Inc., Qualcomm, Snapdragon, and SolAero also provided design assistance and major vehicle components. The Mars Helicopter Delivery System was designed and manufactured by Lockheed Space Systems in Denver.
Title: Perseverance's NavCams Views Ingenuity During its Third Flight
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