Red Planet Day 2024 - November 28
November 30 , 2024
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- It aims to celebrate the exploration and study of Mars, the "Red Planet" due to its reddish appearance caused by iron oxide on its surface.
- This day commemorates a milestone in space exploration history—the launch of NASA's Mariner 4 spacecraft on November 28, 1964.
- It was the first successful mission to fly by Mars and send back close-up images of the planet.
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