However, the canopy appears unscathed, NASA says. Only about a third of the massive 70.5-foot-wide striped parachute, which contains a hidden message, is visible in the images, the rest crumpled and covered in dust. The backshell impacted the surface of Mars at about 78 miles per hour - but the images show that its protective coating appears to have remained intact, as did many of the 80 high-strength suspension lines that connect it to the parachute. And if not, the pictures are still phenomenal and inspiring." This image of Perseverance's backshell and parachute was collected by NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter during its 26th flight on April 19, 2022. If they either reinforce that our systems worked as we think they worked or provide even one dataset of engineering information we can use for Mars Sample Return planning, it will be amazing. "But Ingenuity's images offer a different vantage point. "Every time we're airborne, Ingenuity covers new ground and offers a perspective no previous planetary mission could achieve." "NASA extended Ingenuity flight operations to perform pioneering flights such as this," said Teddy Tzanetos, Ingenuity's team lead at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. This image of the backshell and supersonic parachute of NASA's Perseverance rover was captured by the agency's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter during its 26th flight on Mars on April 19, 2022. They were taken during Ingenuity's 26th flight, NASA said. The 10 aerial color photos feature both the parachute that aided the roughly $2.5 billion rover's landing, as well as the cone-shaped backshell that protected it during its intense descent to the surface. The space agency said this week that the debris that allowed for a safe descent could contain useful insights for future missions. NASA's Ingenuity helicopter, the first to fly on another planet, has beamed back some of the most fascinating photos of the red planet yet, showing off what is actually debris from its landing aboard the Perseverance rover in February 2021. And it was all captured by a tiny helicopter flying overhead.
It's an eerie scene: A desolate Martian landscape, completely empty, save for the wreckage of what appears to be an alien spacecraft. Perseverance rover, Ingenuity helicopter, and the search for ancient life on Mars 13:47
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