Mars Helicopter Ingenuity made 4K UHD aerial photos during 9th flight breaking 3 records

Mars Helicopter Ingenuity Made 4K UHD Aerial Photos

Ingenuity's 9th flight took place on July 5th, but on the 7th, "Percy" transmitted Ingenuity's images to Earth... The following is the Description by iGadgetPro as provided by NASA...

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"On July 7, 2021 NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover transmitted 4K UHD aerial photos from Ingenuity Helicopter at new Séítah location on Mars during flight 9. Ninth flight happened on July 5th. According to NASA, Ingenuity broke several records during latest flight 9 on Mars. Helicopter made 625 meters taking aerial photos presented here in video.

Important thing is that Perseverance not going to be exactly at those places where Ingenuity took those images. Ingenuity travel time was ~167 seconds and took color images of the trip from onboard 13-MP camera. Speed was ~5 m/s.

Mars Drone has received 2nd software update on Red PlanetNow Ingenuity ready to go ahead Perseverance Rover and send images of those areas where rovers is driving. Now Ingenuity and Perseverance work together to explore Mars for water presence in the past." NASA

Credit: nasa.gov, NASA/JPL-Caltech, NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU

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