The investigation into the Mars helicopter Ingenuity accident has found that the "lack of surface texture gave the navigation ...

NASA believes the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter crashed after its navigation system was confused by featureless terrain resulting in a hard landing at high velocities.

Months after NASA 's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter crash-landed into the dusty surface of Mars, scientists have finally figured out what went wrong.

NASA explains why Mars helicopter Ingenuity crashed on its 72nd flight The space agency says this represents the first crash investigation of an aircraft on another world.

The featureless, rippled ground confused the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter.

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The First Helicopter Crash on Mars: NASA Pinpoints What Went Wrong During Ingenuity’s Final Flight The intrepid Mars helicopter broke down in January 2024, and the space agency now knows why.

Despite its crash, Ingenuity proved to be wildly successful. The helicopter was designed to make only five flights on Mars, and ended up making 72.

Nearly a year after NASA's Ingenuity helicopter crash landed on Mars following an extended, remarkably successful mission, engineers have determined the most likely culprit: Flight over sand ...

The Ingenuity helicopter flew on Mars for an incredible 72 flights. Now, NASA has shared findings of why the mission came to an end.

Ingenuity may never fly above the surface of Mars again, but the downed helicopter is otherwise healthy and could serve as a weather station for decades, JPL says.