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Mars InSight Scheduled to Land

InSight is a robotic lander designed to study the interior of the planet Mars. The mission launched on 5 May 2018 at 11:05 UTC and is expected to land on the surface of Mars at Elysium Planitia on 26 November 2018, where it will deploy a seismometer and burrow a heat probe. It will also perform a radio science experiment to study the internal structure of Mars. (via Wikipedia)

Earlier Event: November 23
Full Moon
Later Event: December 13
Geminids Meteor Shower