NASA's Mars Helicopter Survives First Cold Martian Night on Its Own

NASA's Mars Helicopter Survives First Cold Martian Night on Its Own

Space Daily

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Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 06, 2021

NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has emerged from its first night on the surface of Mars. Evening temperatures at Jezero Crater can plunge as low as minus 130 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 90 degrees Celsius), which can freeze and crack unprotected electrical components and damage the onboard batteries required for flight. Surviving that first night after being deployed from where it was attac

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