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Flight 39 Preview – By the Numbers

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.
Mars Helicopter Sol 667 - Color Camera: 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 Jan. 5, 2023 (Sol 667 of the Perseverance rover mission) at the local mean solar time of 16:32:20. This was the date of Ingenuity's 38th flight.
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  • Flight: 39
  • Flight date: NET 01/11/2023
  • Horizontal flight distance: 456 feet (139 meters)
  • Flight duration: 75.56 seconds
  • Flight altitude: 33 feet (10 meters)
  • Heading: North East
  • Flight speed (horizontal): 9 mph (4 m/s)
  • Flight goal: Flight test new software

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