United States, 39.76, -98.52000/2008The Entomopter may one day fly in the thin atmosphere of Mars, collecting data that rovers and other spacecraft are unable to find.Image of a computer-generated illustration of the Entomopter, a robotic "artificial insect" that would fly and navigate using two sets of flapping wings powered by a chemically fueled artificial muscle. The Entomopter is depicted in flight above the surface of the planet Mars. A roving vehicle sits on the planet's surface.The Entomopter is under development at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia. Researchers at the Georgia Tech Research Institute, Georgia Tech's applied research organization, believe the Entomopter could be ideal for flying on Mars. So far the Mars Entomopter is only a concept, studied with support from NASA's Institute for Advanced Concepts, based in Atlanta.image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/entomopter-artificial-insectForms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/entomopter-artificial-insectForms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaPlanets--ExplorationMars (Planet)--Exploration--Equipment and suppliesSpace vehiclesWinged spacecraftMars (Planet)--ExplorationMars (Planet)--SurfaceEntomopter Artificial InsectStillImage