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I don't think we know too much at this point about how Ingenuity will survive dust storms— I see a reddit thread on this but not much else: https://www.reddit.
by mikepurvis 5y ago
I don't think we know too much at this point about how Ingenuity will survive dust storms— I see a reddit thread on this but not much else:
https://www.reddit.com/r/space/comments/lo6k73/what_will_happen_to_the_ingenuity_helicopter_on/ https://www.reddit.com/r/space/comments/lo6k73/what_will_hap...
If there was a dedicated mission for a much larger helicopter, it would obviously be important for it to have a story for weathering these things.
- XorNot 5y agoDust storms on Mars aren't dust storms on Earth - we're not really talking damaging winds due to the low pressure. Moreover, since Ingenuity does fly, and blow air around, it's going to have a much better chance of cleaning it's own solar panels.