NASA plans to launch 2 mini helicopters to Mars. Choppers to aid in retrieving rock and soil samples.
Where: Mars
The Facts
NASA is launching two more mini helicopters to Mars in its effort to return Martian rocks and soil samples to Earth.
The helicopters are similar to Ingenuity, the “Marscopter” that accompanied NASA’s Perseverance rover to Mars.
The new helicopters will have the added ability to be able to grab and transport small tubes filled with bits of Martian rock.
On Wednesday, NASA announced a plan for its Perseverance rover to do double duty and transport the cache to the rocket that will launch them off the red planet a decade from now.
Perseverance already has gathered 11 samples with more rock drilling planned.
Primary Sources
Direct, authoritative source material on this story.
Reference Articles
Articles Citable has ingested related to this story.
Reference Articles
Articles Citable has ingested related to this story.
Media Coverage
Why did we include this story
Most covered story by the media today
of articles referenced this story
Coverage by Media Outlet
Media outlets covering this story along with their positive or negative sentiment toward this story.
