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NASA’s Mars helicopter Ingenuity touches down on the Red Planet – Space.com

The Perseverance rover dropped the helicopter on April 4, 2021.

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The first helicopter on Mars is officially on Martian soil. 
NASA’s Mars helicopter Ingenuity touched down on the surface of the Red Planet after being dropped by its mother ship, the Perseverance rover, the space agency announced late Saturday (April 4). The helicopter’s first flight is just over a week away.
“#MarsHelicopter touchdown confirmed! Its 293 million mile (471 million km) journey aboard @NASAPersevere ended with the final drop of 4 inches (10 cm) from the rover’s belly to the surface…

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