Astronomy Picture of the Day [1]Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2021 April 8 [2]See Explanation. Clicking on the picture will download the highest resolution version available. 3D Ingenuity Image Credit: [3]NASA, [4]JPL-Caltech, [5]MSSS, [6]ASU Explanation: The multicolor, stereo imaging [7]Mastcam-Z on the Perseverance rover [8]zoomed in to captured this 3D close-up (get out your red/blue glasses) of the [9]Mars Ingenuity helicopter on mission sol 45, April 5. That's only a few sols before the [10]technology demonstrating Ingenuity will attempt to fly in the thin martian atmosphere, making the first powered flight on another planet. [11]The historic test flight is planned for no earlier than Sunday, April 11. Casting its shadow on the martian surface, Ingenuity is standing alone on four landing legs next to the rover's wheel tracks. The experimental helicopter's solar panel, charging batteries that keep it warm through the [12]cold martian nights and power its flight, sits above its two 1.2 meter (4 foot) long counter-rotating blades. Tomorrow's picture: pixels in space __________________________________________________________________ [13]< | [14]Archive | [15]Submissions | [16]Index | [17]Search | [18]Calendar | [19]RSS | [20]Education | [21]About APOD | [22]Discuss | [23]> __________________________________________________________________ Authors & editors: [24]Robert Nemiroff ([25]MTU) & [26]Jerry Bonnell ([27]UMCP) NASA Official: Phillip Newman [28]Specific rights apply. [29]NASA Web Privacy Policy and Important Notices A service of: [30]ASD at [31]NASA / [32]GSFC & [33]Michigan Tech. U. References 1. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 2. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2104/PIA24547_fig1.jpg 3. https://www.nasa.gov/ 4. https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/ 5. http://www.msss.com/ 6. https://mastcamz.asu.edu/ 7. https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/spacecraft/instruments/mastcam-z/for-scientists/ 8. https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA24547 9. https://mars.nasa.gov/technology/helicopter/ 10. https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/6-things-to-know-about-nasas-ingenuity-mars-helicopter 11. https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-invites-public-to-take-flight-with-ingenuity-mars-helicopter 12. https://mars.nasa.gov/news/8906/nasas-mars-helicopter-survives-first-cold-martian-night-on-its-own/ 13. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap210407.html 14. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 15. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/apsubmit2015.html 16. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/aptree.html 17. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/apod/apod_search 18. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/calendar/allyears.html 19. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod.rss 20. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/edlinks.html 21. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html 22. http://asterisk.apod.com/discuss_apod.php?date=210408 23. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap210409.html 24. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/faculty/Nemiroff.html 25. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/ 26. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/htmltest/jbonnell/www/bonnell.html 27. http://www.astro.umd.edu/ 28. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html#srapply 29. https://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/HP_Privacy.html 30. https://astrophysics.gsfc.nasa.gov/ 31. https://www.nasa.gov/ 32. https://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/ 33. http://www.mtu.edu/