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*14 November &ndash; Globally, there was a net loss of 1.5 million sq ft of forest between 2000 and 2012, based on 650,000 high-resolution satellite images.<ref>http://qz.com/147589/the-world-has-lost-almost-six-californias-worth-of-forest-since-2000/</ref>
*15 November &ndash; A fragile quantum memory state has been held stable at room temperature for a "world record" 39 minutes, 100 times longer than ever before.<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24934786</ref>
*18 November &ndash; The [[MAVEN]] spacecraft, part of [[NASA]]'s [[Mars Scout Program]], is setlaunched to launchsuccessfully.<ref name="spaceflightnow" /><ref name="maven">{{cite web|url=http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/maven/overviewmain/index.html|title=MAVEN:Mission AnswersManagers AboutHail MarsSuccessful ClimateMAVEN HistoryLaunch|year=20102013|publisher=NASA|accessdate=1819 JuneNovember 2013}}</ref>
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===November===
*18 November – The [[MAVEN]] spacecraft, part of [[NASA]]'s [[Mars Scout Program]], is set to launch.<ref name="spaceflightnow" /><ref name="maven">{{cite web|url=http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/maven/overview/index.html|title=MAVEN: Answers About Mars Climate History|year=2010|publisher=NASA|accessdate=18 June 2013}}</ref>
*28 November – The [[comet]] [[C/2012 S1]] (ISON) will pass to within {{Convert|1800000|km|abbr=off}} of the Sun, and will be visible to the naked eye during the day on Earth.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cometison2013.co.uk/|title=News, Facts and Information|publisher=CometISON2013.com|accessdate=12 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.astronomy.com/News-Observing/News/2012/09/New%20comet%20will%20light%20up%20the%20sky.aspx|title=New comet will light up the sky|work=[[Astronomy (magazine)|Astronomy]]|date=25 September 2012|accessdate=1 January 2013|last=Bakich|first=Michael E.}}</ref>