A small helicopter sent by NASA to Mars has successfully survived the harsh cold of the’Red Planet’, falling to minus 90 degrees Celsius.
On the 5th (local time), CNN broadcasts and others reported that the 1.8kg-weight micro-helicopter’Injenewity’, separated from the Mars exploration rover’Personality’, spent the first night safely on the surface of Mars.
NASA said, “The Ingenuity survived and survived the cold Martian night,” said NASA.
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The Ingenuity, which had been powered while attached to the Mars exploration rover personalization, was recently separated from the exploration rover and landed on the surface of the’Crater as an example’, which is believed to be the ancient delta of Mars.
NASA said, “For example, the night temperature of Crater” could drop to -90 degrees Celsius, which could cause the Mars helicopter parts to freeze, crack, and damage the battery. Emphasized.
Ingenuity is equipped with a heating device that maintains the internal temperature of 7 degrees Celsius to withstand the extreme cold of Mars.
NASA set out to prepare for a test flight as Ingenuator successfully passed the first night of Mars.
Over the next two days, NASA will gather information to ensure that Ingenuity’s thermal control and power systems are functioning properly, and on the 7th, the helicopter’s wings will be released.
Subsequently, the helicopter will go through a procedure to inspect the wing and drive motor, a device that measures the direction and angle of the helicopter’s body, an autonomous flight device, and a solar panel.
As of now, NASA’s first flight schedule for Ingenuity is the 11th.
NASA aims to fly up to 3m in 30 seconds on the first test flight of Ingenuity.
Since then, Ingenuity will gradually increase flight height and time, and will fly 5 times in all for 30 Sols (Mars per day, 1 Sol is 24 hours, 39 minutes and 35 seconds).
If Ingenuity succeeds in flying, humanity will achieve the milestone of bringing a powered vehicle into the sky for the first time on an outer planet.
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