Fraser Cain on Nostr: After over 70 successful flights, a broken rotor ended NASA's Ingenuity helicopter ...
After over 70 successful flights, a broken rotor ended NASA's Ingenuity helicopter mission. Now, NASA is considering how a larger, more capable helicopter could be an airborne geologist. Scientists are working on the concept of the Mars Science Helicopter, which would have six rotors and be able to carry up to 5 kg of science instruments aloft in the thin Martian atmosphere. A new paper outlines the geology work that the helicopter could accomplish.
https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2024/pdf/1215.pdf 
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