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Unfortunately the article does not talk about how this helicopter would fare in a sandstorm. Are the winds strong enough to tip it over?



There is practically no wind on Mars. The wind speed is super high, but the air density is so low it won't impact anything more than dust.


This is really interesting to think about. On Venus it’s the opposite. Any kind of wind speed will have a huge impact.


Mars has 1% of earth's atmosphere, so it will not affect the vehicle, The answer comes from an interview with the engineers here : https://youtu.be/GhsZUZmJvaM?t=534




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