Self-portrait of Mars 2020 containing Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter located at the Ingenuity helicopter drop site (7 April 2021)
The Mars 2020 mission, consisting of the rover Perseverance and helicopter Ingenuity, was launched on July 30, 2020, and landed in Jezero crater on Mars on February 18, 2021.[1] As of July 15, 2024, Perseverance has been on the planet for 1209 sols (1243 total days; 3 years, 148 days). Ingenuity operated for 1042 sols (1071 total days; 1 year, 341 days) until its rotor blades, possibly all four, were damaged during the landing of flight 72 on January 18, 2024, causing NASA to retire the craft.[2][3]
Current weather data on Mars is being monitored by the Curiosity rover and had previously been monitored by the Insight lander.[4][5] The Perseverance rover is also collecting weather data. (See the External links section)
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- ^ "After Three Years on Mars, NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter Mission Ends". Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
- ^ NASA Science Live: Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Tribute & Legacy, retrieved February 1, 2024
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- ^ Berger, Eric (February 20, 2019). "With the best air pressure sensor ever on Mars, scientists find a mystery". Ars Technica. Retrieved February 20, 2019.