Mars helicopter Ingenuity aces 48th flight on the Red Planet

NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter captured this image of its own shadow on March 21, 2023, during its 48th flight on the Red Planet.

NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter made its 48th off-Earth flight on Tuesday (March 21). 

Ingenuity buzzed over the Martian landscape at a maximum altitude of around 39 feet (12 meters), observing potential science targets that could be studied by its robotic partner, NASA's life-hunting Perseverance rover.