The Mars helicopter Ingenuity has recovered from a recent communication failure and has returned to Earth an image of a ridge on the Red Planet.. According to Space. com, a helicopter took a picture of a rocky ledge that has been named "

The picture was taken on April 23 during the 27th flight to Mars.. The NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory noted that the inclined layers of this region are rare for the Red Planet.. On Earth, they are much more common as the tilt is shaped by plate tectonics and earthquakes..

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In the future, scientists plan to compare this " The researchers believe that comparing two images taken by a helicopter will help to understand how the bottom of the crater was formed, and what forces acted here billions of years ago..

Ingenuity recently experienced a communication glitch that researchers believe was caused by a lot of dust in the atmosphere..

The mission team re-established contact with the helicopter on May 5 after it missed a " Initial analysis of the data showed that high concentrations of dust, combined with low temperatures, prevented the helicopter from contacting a base station located on the rover, which transmits information to Earth..

Dust reduces the helicopter's ability to recharge its solar panels, and Ingenuity briefly lost the ability to set the exact time on Mars, which caused it to miss communication season with the rover..

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.