Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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NASA's Ingenuity helicopter was only meant to fly 5 times. It survived 1,000 days on the surface of Mars... but then, it sent one final image that changed everything. This is what happened next.

In the deep, eerie quiet of the Jezero Crater, a small machine sits completely still. Once a pioneer of Martian flight, Ingenuity is now a "fossil" of the Silicon Age, abandoned on a shifting sand dune. But why did it suddenly stop, and what does its final resting place actually look like today?

Watch the full video here to find out more - youtu.be/R6sGqEHdCxc

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