Mars Helicopter Sol 741 - 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 March 22, 2023 (Sol 741 of the Perseverance rover mission).
NASA/JPL-Caltech.
- Flight: 49
- Flight date (no earlier than): 03/29/2023
- Horizontal distance: feet 893.9 feet (272.5 meters)
- Flight time: 135.47 seconds
- Max Altitude: 40 feet (12 meters) during flight – with 52.5 (16 meter) pop-up at the end
- Heading: Northwest
- Max speed: 14.5 mph (6.5 meters per second)
- Goal of flight: 1) Reposition of the helicopter, 2) imaging science targets
Written by NASA/JPL
