"NASA's Ingenuity: A Mars Helicopter's Journey from Near-Death to Rest"
NASA's Mars helicopter, Ingenuity, concluded its historic three-year mission after sustaining rotor damage, leading to its final resting place being named "Valinor Hills" in homage to J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-Earth. The location, inspired by the "Undying Lands," holds significance in Tolkien's mythology and represents a point of eternal refuge and rest. This tribute extends Tolkien's influence to the surface of Mars, marking an interplanetary connection to the beloved author's work.