NASA thinks it’s figured out why the Mars helicopter crashed
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NASA engineers have identified the cause of the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter's crash on January 18, 2024. A featureless sandy terrain confused the craft's navigation system, leading to incorrect velocity estimates and a hard landing that damaged its rotor blades and caused communication loss, though limited functionality remains.
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