Perseverance Rover

Which selection explains HOW Ingenuity's photos will help the mission?

• One computer figures out where the rover needs to go. The other computer "sees" its surroundings.

• Its name is Ingenuity. It will be the first powered aircraft to try to fly on another planet.

• Scientists will observe Mars from a different point of view. There are things you can't see from rovers on the ground.

• Because of this difference, flying on Mars could be difficult. The helicopter might have a harder time achieving lift.

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Which sentence shows that landing on Mars is difficult?

• NASA's new rover landed on Mars on February 18, 2021.

• People have used technology to explore Mars for more than 50 years.

• Less than half of the missions sent to Mars have been successful, according to NASA.

• Viking 1 and 2 were the first two NASA spacecraft to land on Mars.

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How does the Ingenuity achieve lift on Mars?

• by working with mechanical force and taking photos

• by using solar power and having six wheels

• by measuring density with high-tech instruments

• by being light with large blades that spin fast

What will happen as a result of sending Perseverance to Mars?

• Scientists will learn more about Mars because the rover will gather data and samples.

• Scientists will learn more about Mars because the rover will fly around the planet.

• Scientists will be able to send humans to Mars because the rover is there to help aircraft land.

• Scientists will be able to send humans to Mars because the rover will find microbial life.