A snapshot from Mars showing the damage to Ingenuity's rotor blade sustained during its Flight 72 landing.

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   AkaSci 🛰️ (akasci@fosstodon.org)'s status on Friday, 26-Jan-2024 10:55:39 JST AkaSci 🛰️

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   Sad news - Mars helicopter Ingenuity suffered some rotor damage during flight 72 on Jan 18 and its mission has now ended.

   It will fly no more although its instruments and comm. systems are operational (the image below was sent on Jan 23).

   Ingenuity gave new meaning to the word overachiever. It's legacy will live on in all future missions with helicopters.

   It's possible that the damage started in flight 71, as reported by @65dBnoise .

   https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/after-three-years-on-mars-nasas-ingenuity-helicopter-mission-ends
   #Ingenuity #Mars
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