NASA’s Mars Helicopter Ingenuity has captured the traces of ‘Seven Minutes of Horror’ in photos. On the 27th local time, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) released pictures of the Mars landing rover Perseverance taken by Ingenuity.
Ingenuity took pictures of the parachute and backshell that helped the Perseverance land during its 26th flight from Mars on the 19th. The backshell was cone-shaped and was used to protect the Ingenuity during Mars descent. The backshell in the photo was partially broken, and the parachute was covered with dirt and dust as much as it had in the past year.
Last February, Perseverance landed near the crater of Yeero, an ancient delta on Mars. At the time, Perseverance attempted to enter the Martian atmosphere at an altitude of 140 km. Just before landing, it landed on Mars using a parachute and a retro-propelled rocket at a speed of 0.75 m/s. In particular, the series of processes such as entering, descending, and landing in Mars’ atmosphere has a high risk of flying, so it is called ‘Seven Minutes of Fear’.
On the 27th, citizen scientist Kevin Gill tweeted that he shared photos of the backshell and parachute, highlighting the difficulties of the Mars landing process.
Ingenuity is the first helicopter in history to successfully fly powered by an extraterrestrial celestial body. It is regarding 1.2 m wide and weighs only 1.8 kg. On the other hand, the four blades made of carbon fiber are designed to rotate at 2400 revolutions per minute, which is faster than a normal helicopter.
In a statement last month, NASA announced the extension of Ingenuity’s mission. Currently, Ingenuity plans to analyze the landing site crater, with perseverance in the crater as an example.
We are looking forward to seeing what kind of new information Ingenuity will send.
Source = Media Bamboo
Arrangement = Reporter Hyungi Kim khk@techm.kr
