Posted on 12/20/2022 1:48:09 PM PST by Ezekiel
Over the weekend, the #MarsHelicopter completed Flight 37! Ingenuity traveled 203 feet (62 meters) above the Martian surface for 55.16 seconds at a max altitude of 33 feet (10 meters) to reposition itself and test new flight software capabilities.
Flight 37
Sol 649
Date Dec. 17, 2022
Horizontal Distance 62m ~203ft.
Max. Altitude 10m ~33ft
Max. Groundspeed 3 m/s ~6.7 mph
Duration 55.2 seconds
Route of Flight Airfield X -- Airfield Y
bttt
Best proof-of-concept prototype evah!
Little Ginny did it again!
The Beach Boys were prophets:
California girls, the cutest girls in the world. 😉
A bride for Mars.
MRS. HELICOPTER, proof that there's somebody for everybody! Aww, so sweet. ♥
The Little Copter That Could!
It’s a shame that Ginny can’t fly over to Insight and blow the dust off its solar cells. Unfortunately it would be a 373 mile trip.
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