An Autonomous Drone Will Explore the Martian Landscape

4.26.17, 11:30 AM EDT by Stephanie Summar

NASA Langley Research Center is developing drones that can fly in the thin atmosphere of Mars. Drones like these will be aboard future Rover missions, mapping unexplored regions of the Red Planet, like lava tunnels and deep valleys.

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