NASA's Ingenuity helicopter has encountered some communication issues, but here's what NASA is doing to prep for winter on Mars.
is essentially a partner with the Perseverance rover. It’s also the first powered aircraft to operate on another world. Because it works so closely with Perseverance, it communicates with the rover daily to exchange data. On May 3, though, the helicopter missed out on that daily check-in.
Thankfully it came through. But, as the Martian winter deepens, NASA expects the temperatures to fall even more. Additionally, the amount of dust in the atmosphere will most likely thicken, too. As such, the agency is taking some new measures to help cut down issues the Ingenuity helicopter might run into.Mars landscape captured by the Pathfinder lander. Image source: NASA/JPL
But that doesn’t mean NASA has to give up on it. And the space agency has no plan to do that, either. In fact, it’s already come up with some new ways to help ensure the Ingenuity helicopter survives the increased dust storms and lower temperatures.
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