While waiting for news from #Ingenuity in the past, new ways were devised to keep the excitement high. Here, #Ingenuity was spotted from 480m afar after #Flight48 , by flickering before/after images captured by #Perseverance 11 sols apart.

Animated MCZ RIGHT, LEFT
FL: 110mm
Sols: 737, 748, RMC: 37.0000
Originals: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/00748/ids/edr/browse/zcam/ZL0_0748_0733346536_832EBY_N0370000ZCAM05142_1100LMJ01.png
https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/00737/ids/edr/browse/zcam/ZR0_0737_0732365748_818EBY_N0370000ZCAM08746_1100LMJ01.png
Credit: #NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/65dBnoise

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Wait! What was that?!

During #Flight48, #Ingenuity caught a glimpse of the reflection of the sun on its shiny thermal skin projected on the ground, together with its shadow on the opposite side of the image.

Animation.

6 undistorted, oriented, stabilized HELI_NAV images
Sol: 741, RMC: 48.0001, LMST: 15:14:31
Original: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/00741/ids/edr/browse/heli/HNM_0741_0732732482_883ECM_N0480001HELI02702_0000LUJ01.png
Credit: #NASA/JPL-Caltech/65dBnoise

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#Ingenuity did a superb job scouting for #Perseverance during #Flight48. This 1:38 min animation shows the flight along with 12 embedded RTE images and many zoomed-in views of interesting details.

One can see many rocks with a cracked or "baked" appearance. But #IANAG™(*)

Processed, stabilized HELI_NAV played @ 5fps
Sol: 741, Flight: 48, LMST: 15:15:47
Original: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/00741/ids/edr/browse/heli/HNM_0741_0732732560_840ECM_N0480001HELI05052_0000LUJ01.png
Credit: #NASA/JPL-Caltech/65dBnoise

(*) I Am Not A Geologist™

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#Ingenuity flew its 48th flight on the Red Planet yestersol, Sol 741. Here is a short animation of its landing:

10 processed, stabilized HELI_NAV images animated at 5fps
Flight: 48, Sol: 741, LMST: 15:15:45
Original: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/00741/ids/edr/browse/heli/HNM_0741_0732732559_083ECM_N0480001HELI04999_0000A0J01.png
Credit: #NASA/JPL-Caltech/65dBnoise

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