Winter has arrived on Mars, which is accompanied by more dust in the atmosphere and less sunlight that reaches the surface of the planet.. Less light is received by the solar panels of the Martian helicopter Ingenuity.

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The amount of dust is expected to decrease by the end of July, so the mission team decided to give the helicopter time to rest and suspend flights, according to the NASA website.. Weather permitting, Ingenuity will take to the air again in early August..

A few weeks of break, which received a small device, will allow it to restore battery power and continue to fly on the Red Planet in the future..

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.