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Good read from @exploreplanets  on the challenges of terraforming Mars.

Earthlings have long stared up at the fiery Red Planet. On Monday, a tiny helicopter, Ingenuity, flew on Mars. It was an extraordinary feat: the first-ever powered flight on another planet.

Sol 0 on Mars began with Percy hurtling toward the surface at about 12,000 mph. Over seven nail-biting minutes, the spacecraft began a carefully choreographed sequence of disassembling itself, slowing down and guiding itself to a landing site on the Jezero Crater. (📽 @NASA :)

Nasa releases video of Mars Perseverance helicopter flight

Nasa releases video of Mars Perseverance helicopter flight

A Martian day, called a sol, lasts 24 hours, 39 minutes, and 35 seconds. The mission will span a Martian year, or 687 Earth days. For these missions, NASA follows Mars time and Percy’s workday on the planet (which really screws up the sleep schedule of the agency’s scientists).

Beyond being a significant milestone for Mars exploration, the flight will also pave the way for engineers to think about new ways to explore other planets.

MIMI’S MISSION: Mimi Aung is breaking through a glass ceiling nearly 180 million miles away. The engineer earned her place in history thanks to a 39-second flight above the surface of Mars. @JonVigliotti  on what it took to make the first-of-its-kind flight possible.

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter has finally made its first flight on Mars, the first controlled flight by an aircraft on another planet. @MDroletGlobalTV  looks at how the small aircraft's feat is spawning big ambitions for scientists. READ MORE:

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