The rover's science team hopes
to spot an outcrop of this new
rock type on the drive uphill
After more than two years of exploring the Jezero Crater floor, I’m about to start a months-long journey to the crater’s rim.
he first powered, controlled flight on any world other than Earth.
Mars Helicopter
Courtesy: NASA
The climb will include about
1,000 ft (300 m) in elevation gain with slopes as steep as 23 degrees.
This beauty is an "abrasion patch" I created by chipping away the surface and making a smooth, flat area of fresh rock.
Headed west! I'm navigating around rocky, challenging
terrain on my way to the Jezero Crater rim.
The Helicopter recently
completed Flight 62, setting
a new groundspeed record by
flying about 22 mph (10 m/s)
for 121 seconds.