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NASA计划在火星部署多架直升机无人机进行着陆点侦察
摘要
NASA与AeroVironment公司提议开展一项任务，从轨道向火星投放六架直升机无人机，以侦察未来载人任务的潜在着陆点和资源。
NASA喷气推进实验室与AeroVironment公司合作，正在开发一项新任务概念，计划将六架直升机无人机投放到火星表面。继2021年Ingenuity无人机直升机首次在另一颗行星上实现动力飞行的成功之后，该提议的任务名为“Skyfall”，旨在让无人机从下降至火星表面的舱体中释放出来。
根据任务计划，舱体将在着陆前打开，允许六架直升机飞出并开始独立侦察。每架无人机将利用摄像头和雷达对地形进行勘察，寻找水、冰及其他可支持未来人类登陆的资源。收集的数据还可助力持续进行的火星是否曾适宜居住的研究。
“Skyfall”任务代表了一种新的方法，通过直接从轨道部署多架空中侦察机，可能降低成本并扩大可勘察的适合着陆点区域。
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NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, in collaboration with AeroVironment, Inc., is developing a new mission concept that would deploy six helicopter drones onto the surface of Mars.
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Building on the success of the Ingenuity drone helicopter's first powered flight on another planet in 2021, the proposed mission, named Skyfall, aims to release the drones from a capsule as it descends toward the Martian surface.
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According to the mission plan, the capsule would open before impact, allowing the six helicopters to fly out and begin independent reconnaissance.
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Each drone would use cameras and radar to survey the terrain, searching for water, ice, and other resources that could support future human landings.
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The data collected could also contribute to ongoing efforts to determine whether Mars was ever habitable.
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The Skyfall mission represents a shift in approach by deploying multiple aerial scouts directly from orbit, potentially reducing costs and expanding the area that can be surveyed for suitable landing sites.
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Ingenuity's first powered flight on Mars occurred in 2021.
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