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Mars Helicopter Ingenuity Flight 68! 🔴
NASA ^ | December 18, 2023

Posted on 12/18/2023 3:31:47 PM PST by Ezekiel

Flight 68
Sol 1002
Date Dec. 15, 2023
Horizontal Distance 702 m ~2,304 ft
Max. Altitude 16 m ~52 ft
Max. Groundspeed 10 m/s ~22.4 mph
Duration 131.1 seconds
Route of Flight Airfield Chi

Flight Log
By the Numbers
FLIGHTS
68

FLIGHT TIME
~123.3 MINS

DISTANCE FLOWN
10 MILES
(~16,006 km) (sic)

MAX. GROUND SPEED
22.4 MPH
10 m/s

HIGHEST ALTITUDE
24 METERS
(~79 ft)


TOPICS: Astronomy; Local News; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: ingenuity; mars; mars2020; perseverance
Tying with Flight 62 (on Sol 940) for speed record.

2 meters shy of the distance record of 704 m (Flight 25 on Sol 403).

They had planned for a new distance record of 828 m.

1 posted on 12/18/2023 3:31:47 PM PST by Ezekiel
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To: Ezekiel

JPL has given us serious bang for the buck.


2 posted on 12/18/2023 3:33:14 PM PST by Tijeras_Slim
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To: Ezekiel

We need to send people to Mars or Muslims but not both at the same time.


3 posted on 12/18/2023 3:37:18 PM PST by Telepathic Intruder
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To: Ronaldus Magnus III
A belated thank you for the link you provided on the 'MAVEN' thread.
4 posted on 12/18/2023 3:37:31 PM PST by Ezekiel (🆘️ "Come fly with US". Ingenuity -- because the Son of David begins with Mars ♂️, aka every man)
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To: TChad

Ping for Ginny the Wonder Gal.


5 posted on 12/18/2023 4:46:31 PM PST by Ezekiel (🆘️ "Come fly with US". Ingenuity -- because the Son of David begins with Mars ♂️, aka every man)
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To: Mars; All

Sol 1002
“Zot Chanukah”
68: tov meod
702 m
Χ, χ = 600


6 posted on 12/18/2023 4:58:13 PM PST by Ezekiel (🆘️ "Come fly with US". Ingenuity -- because the Son of David begins with Mars ♂️, aka every man)
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To: Ezekiel

Still spinning up a storm.


7 posted on 12/18/2023 5:48:08 PM PST by TChad (Progressives are in favor of removing healthy sex organs from children. Conservatives oppose this.)
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