Can Ingenuity Take Video?

Can Ingenuity Take Video?

Video: Zoom in on Ingenuity helicopter's 1st flight on Mars
NASA's Perseverance rover watched the action from about 210 feet (64 m) away on Sunday morning, capturing high-resolution video with its powerful Mastcam-Z camera system as it did on the previous flights.

Does ingenuity have a camera?

Maximum anticipated altitude of Ingenuity during its flight tests is about 16 feet (5 meters). ... The helicopter's downward-facing black-and-white camera will take images which are used for navigation (determining position and attitude) in real time during the flight.

Does perseverance record video of ingenuity?

Both mics had already captured audio prior to April 30 — the first-ever sound recordings made on the surface of Mars. Perseverance has captured video of all of Ingenuity's flights to date, from an observation point 262 feet (80 meters) from the chopper's takeoff and landing site.

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