"Legacy of Ingenuity: NASA's Mars Helicopter Mission Comes to an End"

NASA's Mars helicopter, Ingenuity, has sustained significant damage to its rotor blades, rendering it unable to fly again after 72 successful flights on the Martian surface. The craft's own images reveal broken rotor tips, highlighting the challenges of operating in the thin Martian atmosphere. Despite this setback, Ingenuity played a crucial role in scouting for signs of past primitive life on Mars, paving the way for future exploration, including the potential development of a compact Mars plane.