Tech Demo: The Mars Helicopter is a technology demonstration, hitching a ride on the Perseverance rover
Main Job: Seek signs of ancient life and collect samples of rock and regolith (broken rock and soil) for possible return to Earth.
body:
a structure that protects the rover's "vital organs"
brains:
computers to process information
temperature controls:
internal heaters, a layer of insulation, and more
neck and head":
a mast for the cameras to give the rover a human-scale view
The Mars Helicopter
Name
Ingenuity
Main Job
A technology demonstration to test the first powered flight on Mars. The helicopter will ride to Mars attached to the belly of the Perseverance rover.
It takes a team to make something, but a family to make the Mars Rover.
Our journey has just begun...
All information from: mars.nasa.com
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