Helicopter Ingenuity completes its 41st flight on Mars. On January 27, he took off from the launch pad and returned back in 109 seconds, while breaking 183 meters, Space reports.. com.

It is noted that the number of flights that Ingenuity has already made is eight times higher than that for which it was designed.. Before him, no man-made device flew in the rarefied Martian atmosphere..

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Ingenuity arrives on Mars with Perseverance rover. The rover landed in the Lake Lake crater in February 2021..

Recently, the rover has been searching for traces of ancient life on the Red Planet.. In addition, as of January 30, he left 10 test tubes with samples of Martian rock.. Another set is stored inside the rover itself.. One of the sets will return to Earth in 2033.

Previously, the Perseverance rover took a “selfie” on the Red Planet with the help of its robotic arm, which also included Ingenuity. At the time of the picture, the rover was at a distance of four meters from the helicopter.