NASA's first-ever Mars helicopter is preparing to take to the Martian skies following Thursday's successful Perseverance rover landing in the planet's Jezero Crater. Over the next month or two, engineers will test the rover's systems and instruments before the flight test phase can begin. After Perseverance releases Ingenuity onto the surface, the helicopter will be charged solely by its own solar panel. HERE'S HOW NASA'S PERSEVERANCE ROVER WILL SEARCH FOR LIFE ON MARSIngenuity has a month-long window for up to five test flights, but it won't be an easy process. Once Perseverance locates a site to deploy Ingenuity, the rover’s Mars Helicopter Delivery System will shed the landing cover and gently drop it.

Source: Fox News February 20, 2021 19:41 UTC