Ingenuity Mars helicopter finally rotated its damaged blade. A compact robotic aircraft developed by NASA for operations on Mars, has suffered damage to its rotor blades during its 72nd flight on the Red Planet. Images captured by the Perseverance rover's main cameras on February 4, 2024, clearly show the visibly damaged blades. The damage occurred as a result of rotational movements in the Martian sand after tough landing. Despite being decommissioned, Ingenuity can still capture and transmit photographs through radio communication. The rover has approached the helicopter to take initial images from a distance, and closer photographs will be captured to assess the extent of the damage. Mine rendered images included in this video provide a visual representation of the damaged blades. This unfortunate incident indicates that Ingenuity may no longer be able to follow the Perseverance rover in its future endeavors. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Source RAW-image from NASA's Ingenuity: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01043/ids/edr/browse/heli/HSF_1043_0759519472_877ECM_N0720001HELI00012_000085J01_1200.jpg Animation, visuals, image processing and renders made by iGadgetPro Like and Subscribe! Timecodes 0:00 - Intro 0:16 - Ingenuity's latest video from Mars 0:35 - Perseverance's images of damaged blades of Ingenuity 1:18 - Visualisation of Ingenuity's damaged rotor blades 1:48 - Perseverance's Mastcam-Z left image of broken Ingenuity Helicopter 2:17 - Credits #Ingenuity #Mars #helicopter #damage #blades