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Flight 45 Preview – By the Numbers

NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter acquired this image using its navigation camera. This camera is mounted in the helicopter's fuselage and pointed directly downward to track the ground during flight.
Mars Helicopter Sol 711 - Navigation Camera: NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter acquired this image using its navigation camera. This camera is mounted in the helicopter's fuselage and pointed directly downward to track the ground during flight. This image was acquired on Feb. 19, 2023 (Sol 711 of the Perseverance rover mission) at the local mean solar time of 16:07:23.
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  • Flight: 45
  • Flight date: No earlier than 02/22/2023
  • Horizontal flight distance: 1,614.38 feet (492.063 meters)
  • Flight time: 139.60 seconds
  • Flight altitude: 40 feet (12 meters)
  • Heading: Northwest
  • Flight speed: 12.3 mph (5.5 meters per second)
  • Goal of flight: Reposition of the helicopter

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