Perseverance Collects Mars Rock Sample, Ingenuity Helo Flies Again

A view of the drill hole from Perseverance’s second sample collection attempt can be seen in this composite of two images.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
HOUSTON—As NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance mission team worked to verify the successful collection of the large rover’s first sample of rock from the red planet, the rover’s companion Ingenuity helicopter drone took flight over the Labor Day weekend for the 13th time. Ingenuity soared at a low...

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