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Sunday, September 5, 2021
THE HAPPENING WORLD: Mars Helicopter Ingenuity Completes 13th Flight
Happy Flight the 13th!🚁
— NASA JPL (@NASAJPL) September 5, 2021
Ingenuity has achieved its 13th successful flight on Mars. It traveled at 7.3 mph (3.3 m/s) taking images pointing southwest of the South Seítah region. This aerial scouting continues to aid in planning @NASAPersevere’s next moves. https://t.co/tboEcnLvx3 pic.twitter.com/QIp8QSVxbq
Ingenuity has now been operating on Mars for 141 sols (Martian days), far beyond its planned 30 day technology demonstration mission. It is now being used to scout destinations and routes for the Perseverance rover, which deployed it on 2021-04-03. Here is a pre-flight summary of the plan for flight 13.
Posted at September 5, 2021 13:30