According to CNET, NASA's Mars helicopter ingenuity has greatly exceeded the original mission goal. Now it is buzzing on the red sand of Mars like an alien bug, enjoying the pleasure of flying in another world. On Saturday, nasa released the latest video of ingenuity to let you experience the excitement firsthand
In the 25th flight of ingenuity on April 18, this small rotor aircraft successfully set a new record. The autonomous flight covered a distance of 2310 feet (704 meters), about 6.5 football fields and a speed of 12 miles per hour. It was a record breaking flight, the fastest and longest flight to date (however, according to its performance on Mars, this record is expected to be broken), and the whole process was recorded by the helicopter facing down camera.
"In our record breaking flight, ingenuity's overhead navigation camera provided us with an amazing feeling of sliding 33 feet above the surface of Mars at a speed of 12 miles per hour," said Teddy tzanetos, who led the ingenuity team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California.
The Mars helicopter, affectionately known as "Ginny", recently experienced a brief "Silence" after entering a low-power state. It is almost ready to fly again. Its next flight will be its 29th. Not bad for a helicopter that should have completed five flights in 30 days.