BlogBarley: 2023-05-21

Sol 3839: Mast Camera (Mastcam) stitch

This image was taken by MAST_LEFT onboard NASA's Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 3839

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

Created by Barley Culiner with Microsoft ICE

"Castell Henllys" region in Jezero Crater taken by NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter

Original Caption Released with Image:

This color-enhanced image of the "Castell Henllys" region in Jezero Crater was taken by NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter during the rotorcraft's 48th flight on March 21, 2023, the 741st Martian day, or sol, of the Perseverance rover's mission. At the time the image was taken, the helicopter was at an altitude of about 40 feet (12 meters).

This image and others taken during the flight provided advanced reconnaissance to Perseverance scientists and planners roughly two weeks before the rover reached this area.

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which is managed for the agency by Caltech in Pasadena, California, built and manages operations of the Perseverance rover.

The Ingenuity Mars Helicopter was built by JPL, which manages the project for NASA Headquarters. It is supported by NASA's Science Mission Directorate. NASA's Ames Research Center in California's Silicon Valley and NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, provided significant flight performance analysis and technical assistance during Ingenuity's development. AeroVironment Inc., Qualcomm, and SolAero also provided design assistance and major vehicle components. Lockheed Martin Space designed and manufactured the Mars Helicopter Delivery System.

Image Credit:

NASA/JPL-Caltech

Image Addition Date:

2023-05-26

https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA25890