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NASA Mars helicopter survives first freezing -90C night on Mars – Yahoo News Australia
The four-pound Ingenuity helicopter was deployed on the surface by NASA’s Perseverance rover, having previously been attached to the rover’s belly.
The helicopter hopes to become the first vehicle to make a powered flight on another planet. (NASA)
A battery-powered NASA helicopter which hopes to become the first vehicle to make a powered flight on another planet has survived its first test – a freezing night on Mars.
The four-pound Ingenuity helicopter was deployed on the surface by NASAs Perseverance rover, having previously been attached to the rovers belly.
Evening temperatures at Jezero Crater can plunge to minus 90C.
This can freeze…
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