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Flight 70 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 990 - 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 Dec. 2, 2023 (Sol 990 of the Perseverance rover mission) at the local mean solar time of 10:21:32. This was the date of Ingenuity's 67th flight.
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  • Flight 70
  • Expected flight date: 12/22/2023
  • Horizontal flight distance: 258.735 meters
  • Expected flight time: 129.37 seconds
  • Flight altitude: 12 meters
  • Heading: West
  • Max flight speed: 3 m/s
  • Goal of flight: Reposition Helicopter
  • Airfield: Same

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