The little chopper's most recent hop occurred on Tuesday (March 21).
for almost 40 seconds but not traveling horizontally, instead landing back in the same spot from which it lifted off.
Just three days later, on April 22, 2021, the helicopter made its second flight and its first horizontal jaunt across Mars, flying 13 feet at an altitude of 16 feet and staying airborne for around 52 seconds. As of its most recent flight, Ingenuity has traveled a total of around 36,000 feet across the Martian landscape, according to the flight log. The helicopter has reached a maximum altitude of 46 feet and has hit a maximum speed of around 13.4 mph . Its total time in the air is around 84 minutes.
Achieving such feats on the Red Planet takes a special craft indeed. Not only did Ingenuity have to be designed to be light yet strong enough to withstand the harsh conditions of Mars, but the helicopter also had to have enough power to take off in the Martian atmosphere, which is just 1% as thick as Earth's.
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