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Flight 57 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 884 - 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 Aug. 15, 2023 (Sol 884 of the Perseverance rover mission) at the local mean solar time of 10:06:02.
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  • Flight 57
  • Expected flight date: 09/2/2023
  • Horizontal flight distance: 204 meters
  • Flight time: 120.12 seconds
  • Flight altitude: 10 meters
  • Heading: N
  • Max Flight speed: 3 meters per second
  • Goal of flight: 1) Reposition of the helicopter 2) Imaging science targets

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