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NASA's Mars helicopter has run into a bit of trouble 28 successful flights and well over an entire dusty Earth year into its mission on the Red Planet.

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A built-in system to provide extra margin for stability “came to the rescue,” he wrote in an online status update. The helicopter landed within 16 feet (5 meters) of its intended touchdown site.

One of the numerous pictures taken by an on-board camera did not register in the navigation system, throwing the entire timing sequence off and confusing the craft about its location.

A navigation timing error sent NASA's little Mars helicopter on a wild, lurching ride. Read more on Boston.com.

NASA's little Mars helicopter is safely on the ground following a wild, lurching ride caused by a navigation timing error.