NASA’s Mars Chopper Concept (Animation)

This short animation depicts a NASA concept for a proposed follow-on to the agency's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter called Mars Chopper, which remains in early conceptual and design stages. In addition to scouting, such a helicopter could carry science instruments to study terrain rovers can’t reach. The concept was discussed by Chopper project manager Teddy Tzanetos of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, during a Dec. 11, 2024, briefing at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union in Washington.

Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech