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Mike Wehner
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- The Perseverance rover is the star of the Mars 2020 mission, but the Mars Ingenuity helicopter is one heck of an opening act.
- The helicopter rode to Mars while strapped to the belly of the large rover, and NASA has big plans for the tiny aircraft.
- For the first time since landing, NASA has checked in with the helicopter and it sent back some promising news.
NASA's Mars 2020 mission is finally truly underway, with the successful landing of the Perseverance rover in the Jezero crater on Mars last week. It was a monumental achievement for everyone involved, and a great day for science fans all over the world. The rover itself is obviously the star of the show, and everyone is excited to see what it can do now that it's at its destination, but it wasn't the only Mars exploration vehicle to make the trip.
The Mars Ingenuity helicopter that rode to the Red Planet on the belly of Perseverance is now also safely on the surface. NASA spent much of the first few days after the rover's landing just checking to see if everything was still in working order and capturing a few images along the way, but now we have confirmation that Ingenuity has also checked in with its handlers on Earth, and it has good news. The tiny chopper has been given a clean bill of health, and now the real fun can begin.
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