Animation of NASA’s groundbreaking Mars Helicopter from above. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech
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“The more you look back, the more you can look forward.” – Winston Churchill
After the photos of the “South Séítah” flight 12 expedition, which was the most important creation ever captured, we followed Winston’s advice on Ingenuity 13.NS airline. Once again, we will venture across to Seítah to explore an area of outcrops glimpsed in photos from Flight 12, but we are capturing these new photos as we look back and point in the opposite direction.
It will not occur before Saturday, September 4 at 5:08 p.m. PDT or 12:04 LMST (local
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Mars is the second smallest planet in our solar system and the fourth planet from the sun. Iron oxide is prevalent in Mars’ surface resulting in its reddish color and its nickname “The Red Planet.” Mars’ name comes from the Roman god of war.-“> Mars time), 193Investigation and development sun (Mars day) From the Perseverance mission, the flight will once again head to the geologically interesting South Sittah region. However, instead of digging deeper into Sittah and taking pictures of multiple mountain lines and spurs (which we did on 12), we will focus on a specific end result and spurs during flight 13. We will also fly lower. – 26 feet (8 meters), instead of 33 feet (10 meters) at 12.
This image of the sand dunes, boulders and rock outcrops in the “South Sitah” region of the Mars Jezero crater was captured by NASA’s Innovative Mars Helicopter during its 12th flight on August 16, 2021. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech
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Another big difference is the way the camera will point. For flight 13, we will take photos pointing to the southwest. And when combined with the northeast perspectives of Flight 12, the interlaced images from a lower altitude should provide valuable information for persistent scientists and itinerant trip planners.
When you compare the estimated flight time and the distance traveled for that flight, it again improves how much we focus our efforts on a small area. On Flight 12, we covered 1,476 feet (450 meters) of the land of Mars in 169.5 seconds and took 10 images (again, all facing northeast). At 1 o’clock, we will cover about 210 meters (690 feet) in about 161 seconds and take 10 photos (pointing southwest) …
And for those of us who score at home, on the 13th we will also travel at 7.3 mph (3.3 meters per second). We did 10 mph (4.3 meters per second) in 12.
Speaking of numbers, in our Latest blog, Chief Havard Airmen spoke about our track record (Nominal pilot record of planets and moons). Below is an updated ledger of some of the most important numbers for Ingenuity’s missions to Mars to date. In addition to those listed below, we took 72 13MP color photos and 1390 black and white navigation camera photos. We look forward to adding more numbers and learning more about this crest when “Lucky 13” is in the books.
since publication (April 3, 2021 / Seoul 43)
In technology demonstration
In demonstration of operations
% above technology demonstration
Suns achieved
141
31
111
358%
number. flights
12
5
7
140%
Mileage (m)
2671 m (~ 1.44 miles)
499 d.C.
2172 d.C.
435%
Time elapsed
1308 seconds (21 minutes 48 seconds)
396 seconds
912 seconds
230%
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Established in 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the United States Federal Government that succeeded the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). It is responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. It’s vision is “To discover and expand knowledge for the benefit of humanity.”-“> NASAJet Propulsion Laboratory