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February 25th, 2026
Image credit: Mars Guy/NASA/JPL-Caltech
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter wildly exceeded every expectation for its performance. Initially intended to demonstrate whether an autonomous helicopter could fly on Mars, one of its navigation processors is now helping guide the NASA Perseverance Mars rover at Jezero Crater.
“Ingenuity’s surprising success on Mars led to an unexpected application,” explains Mars Guy. “Its navigation processor now helps Perseverance with location, using onboard processing to create overhead views.”
This Red Planet repurposing allows for longer drives of the rover, as explained in this episode of Mars Guy.
Go to: https://youtu.be/CkG4W7IKUr8
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