16th of December 2016 |
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CSIRO's 64-m Parkes Telescope tracking Mars |
by John Sarkissian (CASS) |
The picture was taken on 31 July 2012. At the
time, CSIRO's 64-m Parkes Telescope was tracking Mars so that we could test
our UHF receiver by detecting the signal from the Opportunity Rover on Mars.
We were testing the refurbished UHF receiver in preparation for the Curiosity
Rover landing, a few days later. More information and photos: The Parkes Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Track |