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This image of NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter was taken by the Mastcam-Z instrument of the Perseverance rover on June 15, 2021, the 114th Martian day, or sol, of the mission.

The rover safely landed on Mars in February 2021, and in early April, Ingenuity successfully deployed onto the surface. On April 9, during the first key spin test, the software tripped up.