Ingenuity, NASA's Mars helicopter, has made it through the first frigid night on the Red Planet. (Photo : NASA JPL) Mars Helicopter touchdown confirmed! Its 293 million mile (471 million km) journey aboard NASA Perseverance Rover and ended with the final drop of 4 inches (10 cm) from the rover's belly to the surface of Mars today. Next milestone? Survive the night. NASA said temperatures in Jezero Crater, an ancient lake bed on Mars where the Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter are currently stationed, will drop to minus 130 degrees Fahrenheit. That's low enough to cause serious harm to the electrical and battery components of the helicopter.