Mars: Perseverance rover takes a sample, Ingenuity notches 13th flight

Washington DC (UPI) Sep 7, 2021

NASA's Mars rover Perseverance has drilled and encapsulated the first rock sample ever taken on another planet, while the accompanying helicopter Ingenuity has completed its 13th flight. The mission reached both milestones over the Labor Day Weekend - the flight was completed Saturday and the drilling Monday. The rock sample was imaged by the rover's instruments and stored in an