From: snidely.too@gmail.com   
      
   On Wednesday or thereabouts, Jeff Findley asked ...   
   > In article ,   
   > jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca says...   
   >>   
   >> On 2021-04-19 12:47, dumpster4@hotmail.com wrote:   
   >>> "A small helicopter opened a new chapter of space exploration this morning   
   >>> when it lifted off the surface of Mars,   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> Has NASA released specs on how far from Perseverance the helicopter can   
   >> go to remain in radio contact?   
   >   
   > I don't know.  You could try Google.   
   >   
   >> Or does the chopper talk to Earth on its   
   >> own and can have totally unrelated mission and go totally different places?   
   >   
   > Ingenuity does not talk directly to Earth.  It talks to Perseverance   
   > rover which in turn talks to craft currently in orbit around Mars.  This   
   > information is on their respective Wikipedia pages (grep for   
   > communication).   
   >   
   > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingenuity_(helicopter)   
   >   
   > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perseverance_(rover)   
      
   And you should be able to find that information on the JPL site, as   
   well.   
      
   /dps   
      
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