Powered rotorcraft designed to fly through the thin Martian atmosphere, a distinct vehicle class from any wheeled rover it may accompany. Belongs here: any aircraft built to achieve powered flight at Mars. Does not belong here: the wheeled rover such a helicopter might scout ahead of, grouped under Mars Rover.
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1. Wikipedia: Ingenuity (helicopter)
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Ingenuity made its first flight on 19 April 2021, demonstrating that flight is possible in the extremely thin atmosphere of Mars, and became the first aircraft to conduct a powered and controlled extraterrestrial flight.
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