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A realistic, animated video shows the progression of Mars rovers from a small microwave-sized Sojourner rover to the SUV-sized Perseverance rover. The final frame shows a sample return rocket liftin off from the Martian surface.

Evolution of NASA’s Mars Rovers: Sojourner to Perseverance

Since landing its first rover on Mars in 1997, NASA has pushed the boundaries of exploration with increasingly larger and…

This enhanced-color mosaic was taken on Sept. 27 by the Perseverance rover while climbing the western wall of Jezero Crater. Many of the landmarks visited by the rover during its 3½-year exploration of Mars can be seen.

Perseverance’s Mid-Climb View of Jezero Crater

This enhanced-color mosaic was taken on Sept. 27 by the Perseverance rover while climbing the western wall of Jezero Crater.…

This poster shows a blue-orange gradient background overlayed with a path of all 72 ngenuity's flights.

Ingenuity 72 Pathbreaking Flights (Poster)

The Ingenuity Mars Helicopter made history on August 19, 2021, when it completed the first powered, controlled flight on another…

See Ingenuity’s Flight Map: 72 Helicopter Flights on Mars

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter became the first vehicle to achieve powered, controlled flight on another planet when it took to…

Postcards From Earth to NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter

Throughout its mission on the Red Planet, NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter received thousands of electronic postcards filled with well wishes…

Animation of Mars Helicopter Flight Test

This animation shows a simulation of the response of NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter to the system identification, or “Sys-ID,” process.…

Rover, Helicopter Locations in Jezero Crater

Rover, Helicopter Locations in Jezero Crater

This map shows the locations of NASA’ Perseverance rover (white star) and Ingenuity Mars Helicopter (cyan star) on Dec. 19,…

Ingenuity’s Navcam Reveals a Missing Rotor Blade

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter used its black-and-white navigation camera to capture this video showing the shadows of its rotor blades…

SuperCam’s RMI Spots Ingenuity’s Broken Rotor

The Remote Microscopic Imager (RMI) camera aboard NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover took these zoomed-in images of the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter…

Ingenuity at ‘Valinor Hills’

This natural-color mosaic showing NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter at “Valinor Hills” was acquired by the agency’s Perseverance Mars rover on…

Perseverance Spots Ingenuity at Its Final Airfield

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover captured this mosaic showing the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter at its final airfield on Feb. 4, 2024.…

Mars Report: The Most Extreme Flights of NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter pushed aerodynamic limits during the final months of its mission, setting new records for speed, distance,…

Ingenuity Spots the Shadow of its Damaged Rotor Blade

After its 72nd flight on Jan. 18, 2024, NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter captured this color image showing the shadow of…

Ingenuitys View of Sand Dunes During Flight 70

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter captured this view of sand ripples during its 70th flight, on Dec. 22, 2023. The smooth,…

The Legacy of Ingenuity: The Frontier of Extraterrestrial Flight

From the challenges of building NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter to its first Red Planet flight and well beyond, see some…