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This is awesome to hear. I'm just confused... when the rover landed there was an interview where NASA explicitly stated that the rover would drive away from the

• avhon1 5y ago
  The rover is on the move. https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/nasa-s-perseverance-rover-hightails-it-to-martian-delta https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/nasa-s-perseverance-rover-h... This map shows how, after initial testing, the helicopter and Rover travelled roughly together, but are now taking different routes. https://mars.nasa.gov/maps/location/?mission=M20&site=jez&mapLon=77.46923446655275&mapLat=18.469677363157366&mapZoom=13&globeLon=77.42958068847659&globeLat=18.463327291058505&globeZoom=12&globeCamera=0,-4882.8125,0,0,1,0&panePercents=0,100,0&on=Rover%20Position$1.00,Rover%20Path$1.00,Helicopter%20Position$1.00,Helicopter%20Flight%20Path$1.00,Basemap$1.00,North%20East%20Syrtis%20Base%20Map$1.00 https://mars.nasa.gov/maps/location/?mission=M20&site=jez&ma... The plan is for Ingenuity to survey ground ahead of, and around, the rover on its ongoing science mission. https://mars.nasa.gov/news/9146/nasa-extends-ingenuity-helicopter-mission/ https://mars.nasa.gov/news/9146/nasa-extends-ingenuity-helic...