Flight 20 was a success! ✅ In its 130.3 seconds of flight, the #MarsHelicopter covered 391 meters at a speed of 4.4 meters per second, bringing it closer to @NASAPersevere's landing location. pic.twitter.com/93pnuIuXaB

— NASA JPL (@NASAJPL) February 26, 2022

米NASAは、火星での生物探索を行うために、火星で稼働ができる専用のヘリコプターを運用できる段階までテストしていることを発表、

これにより、火星での探索がより広範囲に、高速に実行できるとされている。

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Mars helicopter Ingenuity gears up for flight number 21 | Digital Trends

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Mars's tiniest aerial explorer, the NASA helicopter Ingenuity, is getting ready to make its 21st flight, on its way back to reunite with the Perseverance rover.