NASA helicopter captures images of mysterious debris stuck to its leg - Business Insider

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter, the first aircraft to take flight on another world, had an unexpected passenger along for part of its most recent flight on Mars: a piece of debris.

"All telemetry from the flight and a post-flight search and transfer are nominal and show no indication of vehicle damage," NASA officials said, adding, "The Ingenuity and Perseverance Mars 2020 teams are working to discern the source of the debris.".

The Perseverance and Ingenuity teams document all debris they find to make sure it doesn't contaminate samples the rover is collecting, according to a NASA blog post.