The Ingenuity helicopter has touched down on the surface of the red planet. NASA confirmed that it was successfully deployed on April 3, 2021. Full Story: https://www.space.com/mars-helicopter-ingenuity-touches-down-martian-surface.

Watch NASA’s Mars helicopter unfold like a butterfly: https://www.space.com/mars-helicopter-unfolds-legs-perseverance-rover-video.

Credit: Space.com | imagery & audio courtesy: NASA/JPL-Caltech | produced & edited by Steve Spaleta (http://www.twitter.com/stevespaleta)