Perseverance Rovers Mastcam Z Captures Ingenuitys Third Flight

NASAs Ingenuity Mars Helicopter takes off and lands in this video captured on April 25, 2021, by MastcamZ, an imager aboard NASAs Perseverance Mars rover. As expected, the helicopter flew out of its field of vision while completing a flight plan that took it 164 feet (50 meters) downrange of the landing spot. Keep watching, the helicopter will return to stick the landing. Top speed for today s flight was about 2 meters per second, or about 4. 5 milesperhour. The Ingenuity Mars Helicopter was built by JPL, which also manages this technology demonstration project for NASA Headquarters. It is supported by NASAs Science Mission Directorate, Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, and Space Technology Mission Directorate. NASAs Ames Research Center and Langley Research Center provided significant flight performance analysis and technical assistance during Ingenuitys development. A key objective for Perseverances mission on Mars is astrobiology, including the search for signs of ancient microbial life.