NASA is preparing to send a helicopter to Mars

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NASA is scheduled to send a helicopter to Mars with the spacecraft Mars 2020, Which aims to land on the Red Planet in 2021, and the helicopter has recently passed a number of key tests, but NASA has finalized them before being sent to Mars.

A new solar panel was installed at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in May, and some tests have been conducted to help it fly through the thin atmosphere of the Red Planet.

Mars plane

According to the British "Metro" website, the new aircraft should not deal with dangerous Mars soil like other robotic vehicles, and instead will be located around the planet to provide NASA with an opportunity to close the slopes, infiltrate the caves and land in hard-to-reach places.

"We expect to complete our final tests and improvements to the helicopter to be able to," said Mimi Ong, project manager at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. "We expect the future helicopter to weigh only 1.8 kg and come with a high-resolution camera. Flying over Mars ".