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High School Junior Names NASA's Mars Helicopter

April 29, 2020
Vaneeza Rupani (inset), a junior at Tuscaloosa County High School in Northport, Alabama, came up with the name Ingenuity for NASA's Mars Helicopter.
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Vaneeza Rupani (inset), a junior at Tuscaloosa County High School in Northport, Alabama, came up with the name Ingenuity for NASA's Mars Helicopter (an artist's impression of which is seen here) and the motivation behind it for NASA's "Name the Rover" essay contest.

An additional image shows the full portrait of Rupani.

For more information about the mission, go to https://mars.nasa.gov/technology/helicopter/.