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After months of planning, NASA will attempt to land its Insight spacecraft on the surface of Mars today.
The landing is expected to be extremely tricky, and Insight will experience ‘seven minutes of terror’ during the landing.
If the landing is successful, InSight will be used to study the deep interior of Mars, providing vital clues as to how the planet formed.
Here’s everything you need to know about today’s landing - including what time it is at, and how you can watch it.