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Photos: Mars helicopter set to take its maiden flight on the Red Planet

By R. Dallon Adams March 25, 2021, 3:23 PM PDT

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Percy and Ingenuity

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Percy and Ingenuity

In February, the Perseverance rover landed on Mars with a small dual-rotor helicopter named Ingenuity strapped to its belly. On Tuesday, NASA said it was targeting “no earlier than April 8” for the chopper’s first flight attempt, which it described as “the first attempt at powered, controlled flight of an aircraft on another planet.” In this gallery, we’ve highlighted some of the best photos of the Martian helicopter ahead of Ingenuity’s pioneering maiden flight attempt on the Red Planet.

SEE: Everything you need to know about Perseverance and the mission (TechRepublic)

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Perseverance rover

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Perseverance rover

Perseverance’s WATSON camera snapped this photo of the rover’s underbelly showing the detached debris shield and the stowed Martian helicopter.

SEE: Everything you need to know about Perseverance and the mission (TechRepublic)

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Ingenuity up close

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Ingenuity up close

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Maiden Martian voyage

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Maiden Martian voyage

Illustrations showing Ingenuity airborne on Mars.

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NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter snapped this photo of the Martian surface. The added map shows the rover landing site, helicopter flight zone and the airfield.

SEE: Everything you need to know about Perseverance and the mission (TechRepublic)

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Mars helicopter flight model

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Mars helicopter flight model

In this photo, a mission team member attaches thermal film to a Mars Helicopter flight model.

SEE: Everything you need to know about Perseverance and the mission (TechRepublic)

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Perseverance rover

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Perseverance rover

The Mars helicopter weighs just under four pounds and is strapped to the Perseverance rover’s underside.

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Strapped in

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Strapped in

This photo shows the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover being positioned inside the aeroshell. This structure protected the rover during launch and transport to the Red Planet.

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Launch prep

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Launch prep

The backshell and cruise stage containing the Mars 2020 Perseverance.

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