page_title: Mars aircraft
hierarchical_section_title: Mars aircraft
caption_attribution_description: English: 01.22.2015 Helicopter Could be 'Scout' for Mars Rovers http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/multimedia/images/?ImageID=6939 A proposed helicopter could triple the distances that Mars rovers can drive in a Martian day and help pinpoint interesting targets for study.
context_page_description: A Mars aircraft is a vehicle for flying in the atmosphere of Mars. So far, Mars lander entry, descent, and landing systems have passed through the atmosphere. Aircraft may provide in situ measurements of the atmosphere of Mars, as well as additional observations over extended areas. A long-term goal is to develop piloted Mars aircraft.
  Compared to Earth, the air is thinner at the surface but the gravity is lower. Mars air, consisting mostly of CO
  ₂ gas, is over 50% denser than Earth air adjusted to equal pressure.
context_section_description: A Mars aircraft is a vehicle for flying in the atmosphere of Mars. So far, Mars lander entry, descent, and landing systems have passed through the atmosphere. Aircraft may provide in situ measurements of the atmosphere of Mars, as well as additional observations over extended areas. A long-term goal is to develop piloted Mars aircraft.
  Compared to Earth, the air is thinner at the surface (with pressure less than 1% of Earth's at sea level) but the gravity is lower (less than 40%). Mars air, consisting mostly of CO
  ₂ gas, is over 50% denser than Earth air adjusted to equal pressure.
caption: Artist's rendering of Mars Helicopter Ingenuity[2]
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