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Nope. They're not risking Ingenuity (a tech demo that works very well) crashing into Perseverance. Also: no need, Perseverance doesn't have solar panels but an
by ragebol 4y ago
Nope. They're not risking Ingenuity (a tech demo that works very well) crashing into Perseverance.
Also: no need, Perseverance doesn't have solar panels but an Radioactive Thermal Generator.
Also, the dust is static
- Fatnino 4y agoThe dust can also be magnetic. Ingenuity has a color calibration plate [1] on top and it's protected from dust by a ring of magnets. Here [2] it is in situ on sol 2 on Mars. Clearly visible are the magnetic patterns made by the layer of dust that was kicked up at landing. [1] https://mars.nasa.gov/resources/25433/mastcam-zs-calibration-target/ https://mars.nasa.gov/resources/25433/mastcam-zs-calibration... [2] https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/multimedia/raw-images/ZLF_0002_0667131328_423FDR_N0010052ZCAM00012_0630LUJ01 https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/multimedia/raw-images/ZLF_000...
- superjan 4y agoOk sorry for the noob question. I guessed no, just because of the risks, but now I see there is no point trying.