NASA's Mars helicopter broke during a mysterious communication blackout. Now it will never fly again.
NASA's Mars helicopter broke during a mysterious communication blackout. Now it will never fly again.
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter has flown its last flight on Mars after defying all expectations. What exactly happened, NASA may never know for sure.
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Man. When we get one of these to Titan, it's going to be wild. Flying through the methane air there and snapping shots of liquid hydrocarbon lakes.
The risks of a spark firing it all up... I'd like to see that!
Edit: a commenter asked if o2 was needed. Good question. Does anybody know?
Yes, you need O2 for combustion:
CH4 (Methane) + O2 -> H2O + CO2 + heat
Thanks!
wouldn't you need O2 for there to be a risk of fire and explosion?
Maybe the helicopter blades would sound like a low 'woob, woob, woob' in methane.