Earth 40 of the Most Eye-Opening Photos from NASA’s Perseverance Mission To Mars - Earth.com

The Ingenuity helicopter was transported to Mars inside the Perseverance rover. And once Perseverance had safely landed, it was time to let Ingenuity fly. Here it is in the process of being dropped. Those four legs – which were folded away – are now touching the surface of the Red Planet. Exciting!

News coming your way
The biggest news about our planet delivered to you each day