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Flight 60 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 910 - 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 Sept. 11, 2023 (Sol 910 of the Perseverance rover mission) at the local mean solar time of 11:19:38. This was the date of Ingenuity's 58th flight.
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  • Flight 60
  • Expected flight date: 09/25/2023
  • Horizontal flight distance: 326.493 meters
  • Expected flight time: 124.18 seconds
  • Max altitude: 16 meters
  • Heading: NW
  • Max flight speed: 8 m/s
  • Goal of flight: reposition of the helicopter & imaging science targets
  • Airfield: Tau

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