The shots could aid NASA and the European Space Agency's coming Mars sample-return campaign.
"But Ingenuity's images offer a different vantage point," Clark added."If they either reinforce that our systems worked as we think they worked or provide even one dataset of engineering information we can use for Mars sample return planning, it will be amazing. And if not, the pictures are still phenomenal and inspiring."
The backshell and parachute did their job well, as the good health of Perseverance and Ingenuity show. And initial analyses of the new Ingenuity photos suggest that the landing gear held up very well despite the tremendous stresses they endured. And, though just one-third of the chute is visible in Ingenuity's images,"the canopy shows no signs of damage from the supersonic airflow during inflation," JPL officials added in the statement."Several weeks of analysis will be needed for a more final verdict."
Wide view of the parachute and backshell that helped NASA's Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter land safely in February 2021. Ingenuity captured this shot during a flight on April 19, 2022.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Ingenuity Mars Helicopter spots gear that helped Perseverance rover landNASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter recently surveyed both the parachute that helped the agency's Perseverance rover land on Mars and the cone-shaped backshell that protected the rover in deep space and during its fiery descent toward the Martian surface on Feb. 18, 2021. Engineers with the Mars Sample Return program asked whether Ingenuity could provide this perspective. What resulted were 10 aerial color images taken April 19 during Ingenuity's Flight 26.
Read more »
Solar power is better than nuclear for astronauts on Mars, study suggestsNear the equator, anyway; nuclear power would still be the best bet near the poles.
Read more »
Scientists say solar energy tops nuclear for powering crewed missions to MarsA research team out of the University of California, Berkeley, published a paper in the journal Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences that favors solar energy over nuclear energy to power human expeditions on the surface of Mars.
Read more »
Moon, Mars, and more: NASA extends eight planetary missions | Digital TrendsNASA has decided to extend a range of active planetary science missions, a move that’s certain to delight scientists attached to the projects.
Read more »
These 8 NASA missions just got more time to explore Mars, asteroids and the solar systemMars, the moon and asteroids will get a deeper look from these spacecraft.
Read more »
Digging deep on Mars could protect future astronauts from radiationBurrowing a few feet into Mars could protect future visitors, a new study reveals.
Read more »