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Ingenuity Begins to Spin Its Blades
NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter does a slow spin test of its blades, on April 8, 2021, the 48th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. This image was captured by the Navigation Cameras on NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover.
April 9, 2021
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Ingenuity's Blades Are Released
NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter unlocked its blades, allowing them to spin freely, on April 7, 2021, the 47th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. This image was captured by the Mastcam-Z imager aboard NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover on the following sol, April 8, 2021.
April 9, 2021
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Perseverance's Selfie with Ingenuity
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover took a selfie with the Ingenuity helicopter, seen here about 13 feet (3.9 meters) from the rover. This image was taken by the WASTON camera on the rover’s robotic arm on April 6, 2021, the 46th Martian day, or sol, of the mission.
April 7, 2021
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Mastcam-Z Gives Ingenuity a Close-up
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter is seen here in a close-up taken by Mastcam-Z, a pair of zoomable cameras aboard the Perseverance rover. This image was taken on April 5, the 45th Martian day, or sol, of the mission.
April 6, 2021
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Ingenuity's First Color Snap
The Ingenuity Mars Helicopter took this image with its color camera from beneath the Perseverance rover after the rover had deployed the rotorcraft to the surface of Mars. Image was taken on April 3, 2021.
April 5, 2021
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Ingenuity Deployed on Mars
NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter can be seen on Mars as viewed by the Perseverance rover’s rear Hazard Camera on April 4, 2021, the 44th Martian day, or sol of the mission.
April 5, 2021
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Rover DNA Inscription
This photo shows two small drawings inscribed inside the front left wheel of the Mars Perseverance rover, pictured here before it was installed on the rover.
April 4, 2021
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Rover DNA Artwork
This illustration is of two small drawings inscribed inside the front left wheel of the Mars Perseverance rover.
April 4, 2021
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Perseverance Shows Off its Nameplates
Two name plates mounted on the Mars Perseverance rover’s robotic arm are visible in this composite image, made from photos taken by the rover’s left Navcam on Sol 12 of its mission (March 2, 2021).
April 4, 2021
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Decoding the Perseverance Rover's Identification Number
This illustration ‘cracks the code’ for the Product Identification Number inscribed on the right side of the Mars 2020 mission name plate, located on the robotic arm of the Perseverance rover.
April 4, 2021
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Mars 2020 Mission Identifier Plate Artwork
This artwork is etched onto a titanium plate mounted on the upper section of the Mars Perseverance rover’s 7-foot robotic arm. Mars 2020 is the official name of the mission, named for its launch year.
April 2, 2021
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Ingenuity Helicopter is Ready to Drop
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter can be seen here with all four of its legs deployed before dropping from the belly of the Perseverance rover on March 30, 2021, the 39th Martian day, or sol, of the mission.
April 1, 2021
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MEDLI2 Visible on Mars 2020 Heat Shield
The Mars 2020 spacecraft’s heat shield falls away as the aeroshell descends to Mars on Feb. 18, 2021.
April 1, 2021
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Ingenuity Swings Down
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter swings down, with two of its four legs extended, from the belly of the Perseverance rover on March 28, 2021, the 37th Martian day, or sol, of the mission.
March 30, 2021
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Ingenuity Goes Vertical
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter extends vertically into place after being rotated outward from its horizontal position on the belly of the Perseverance rover on March 29, 2021.
March 30, 2021
