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NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover spotted the Ingenuity Helicopter at its final resting place on February 4, 2024. Ingenuity’s rotor blades were damaged during a landing attempt during its 72nd flight on January 18, 2024.
One interesting fact is that the Ingenuity team nicknamed the spot where the helicopter completed its final flight “Valinor Hills” after the fictional location in J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy novels, including “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy.
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The six images that were stitched together to make up this mosaic were captured from about 1,475 feet (450 meters) away by the rover’s Mastcam-Z imager. Shown here is an enhanced-color view that exaggerates subtle color differences in the scene to show more detail,” said NASA.
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