How this helicopter survived 1004 days on Mars, then disappeared...

Ingenuity helicopter was not destroyed, but its rotors snapped due to precession torques during a hard landing on a dune. It's now acting as a weather station.

• 🛰️ The helicopter's blades snapped due to precession torques, not ground impact, on flight 72.
• 🛰️ Ingenuity's processor is from a Samsung Galaxy S5, and its sensors are from a Google Pixel 3.
• 🛰️ The next-generation 'Chopper' helicopter will have reinforced blades and six rotors.
• 🛰️ Ingenuity survived 72 flights, far exceeding its initial 30-day mission goal.

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