Highest Altitude Achieved

The helicopter reached its maximum altitude of 79 feet (24 meters) during its 61st flight on September 16, 2023, showcasing its ability to ascend higher in the thin Martian atmosphere.

Sources

• Two Views of a High Altitude Flight for Ingenuity Mars Helicopter
• NASA's Ingenuity helicopter breaks altitude record on 59th Mars flight - Space
• Mars Report: The Most Extreme Flights of NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter - NASA Science

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