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Mars Helicopter Sol 418: Color Camera

This image was taken by HELI_RTE onboard NASA's Mars rover Perseverance on Sol 418

NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter acquired this image using its high-resolution color camera. This camera is mounted in the helicopter's fuselage and pointed approximately 22 degrees below the horizon.

This image was acquired on April 20, 2022 (Sol 418 of the Perseverance rover mission) at the local mean solar time of 11:38:45. This was the date of Ingenuity's 27th flight.

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech