Ever wondered what a helicopter ride around mars looks like? Thanks to NASA you can soon find out

Mar 26, 2021

An artist's concept of NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter flying through the Martian skies.

The $85 million, 4-pound rotorcraft, called Ingenuity, could pioneer a new approach to exploring other planets. Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Morgan McFall-Johnsen

Junior Reporter, Science, Business Insider

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The area where Ingenuity will attempt its test flights, captured by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona

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The helicopter will carry out up to five flights autonomously within a span of 30 Martian days. Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech

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