Aerial Views of Mars Exploration by NASA.

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter has been playing a game of hide and seek with the Perseverance rover on Mars. The helicopter has been providing tactical and scientific scouting for the rover, but communication was lost for nearly a week due to challenging topology and a transitional power state. The team was relieved to receive a radio acknowledgement from the helicopter and successfully uplinked a flight plan for its 50th flight, setting a new altitude record. However, the helicopter's power state may keep it in a transitional state for some time, prolonging the game of hide and seek.