Ingenuity helicopter takes photos of debris field on Mars

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Ingenuity helicopter takes photos of debris field on Mars

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From CNN:
"(CNN) - The Ingenuity helicopter has captured a unique bird's-eye perspective of the gear that helped land the Perseverance rover on Mars."

https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/28/world/ma ... index.html

Pretty cool!

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Re: Ingenuity helicopter takes photos of debris field on Mars

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Very neat Stephen. Thanks for the share!
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