We've seen NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity sitting on the Red Planet's surface. We've seen it fly and hover. We've even seen it kick up dust and travel horizontally in a demonstration of its usefulness. The only thing we haven't done is hear what the helicopter sounds like on Mars. Now, thanks to NASA's Perseverance rover and the robot's conveniently-placed Mastcam microphone, we have the opportunity to hear the aircraft for the first time.
In a new blog post by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, we get to see the helicopter's fourth flight in action. The trip was the most daring of its flight attempts when it launched, taking the helicopter on a long horizontal flight path before returning to its designated takeoff/landing location. What makes this video different is that we finally have audio to go along with it, and we can thank Perseverance and NASA scientists for making it possible.
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The first sounds of the Mars helicopter have made it to Earth originally appeared on BGR.com on Mon, 10 May 2021 at 23:41:12 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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