Where’s Waldo (or Where’s Wally) is a very popular book series for all ages. One way to make it potentially more interesting is to adapt it

Ingenuity Sees Perseverance From Above

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2021-08-18 17:30:04

Where’s Waldo (or Where’s Wally) is a very popular book series for all ages. One way to make it potentially more interesting is to adapt it to interplanetary exploration by searching for a Martian rover in a picture taken from a Martian helicopter. Ingenuity took a picture on its eleventh flight that would be a worthy addition to any interplanetary search game – in this image, the goal is to find Perseverance.

After its initial test flights were completed and proved that it was possible to have a controlled flight on Mars, the little drone has been busy scouting locations for Perseverance to take a look at. It has stayed slightly in front of the rover as it explores the geology of the Séítah segment of Jezero crater, allowing Perseverance’s handlers to see potential locations of interest before directing the rover itself there.

But occasionally, the images Ingenuity snaps capture its traveling companion as well. That was the case when Ingenuity took a shot of South Séítah and managed to catch Perseverance in the shot. To find the rover, seek out Ingenuity’s shadow in the bottom center of the picture. From there, go up almost to the top of the image and slightly to the right.