The Mars Perseverance Rover is scheduled to launch on July 20th and will land on Mars in February 2021. The rover will carry the first ever helicopter to the red planet; other than cameras it will carry no scientific equipment, it is simply a proof of concept demonstration of the practicality of flight on Mars.
The rover will carry seven scientific instruments including a subsurface radar to search for subsurface ice and water up to a depth of 30 feet. At a price tag of $2.1 billion I sure hope this sucker works.
Here's a video of how the helicopter is supposed to work.
The rover will carry seven scientific instruments including a subsurface radar to search for subsurface ice and water up to a depth of 30 feet. At a price tag of $2.1 billion I sure hope this sucker works.
Here's a video of how the helicopter is supposed to work.
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