According to the “upi” website, the radio signal was subjected to great confusion, due to the presence of high hills, between it and the “Perseverance” probe, which is currently landing on the “Jezero” crater of the red planet.
“Pending the resumption of activity, the helicopter will remain in place and is currently charging its solar-powered batteries,” said Teddy Zanitos, director of the “Ingenuity” program.
The official added, in a press interview, that there will be communication “one way or another, because it is only a question of time, that is, when we will try again.”
The helicopter lost radio communications with the Perseverance probe, on Sunday, when it descended into a depression behind a hill, after traveling at a speed of 1/10 of a mile.
After 15 minutes of stopping, the probe was able to receive distorted and turbulent radio signals from the “Ingenuity” helicopter, which indicated that the vehicle was fine, although there was some turbulence.
Since then, the helicopter is no longer able to send images or data, while NASA does not know the length of its flight, nor what the land on which it has landed looks like.
The director of the “Ingenuity” program says that if there is a rock near the helicopter, any attempt to fly may lead to significant damage, “for this reason, we are trying to determine the safety of the landing site, before we take any step.”
Meanwhile, the Perseverance probe continues its reconnaissance work, hoping to find any clues that might point to life in the Jezero crater region on Mars.
Estimates from the US space agency suggest that this point, the Jezero crater, was the site of a lake on Mars billions of years ago.
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