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Tracks of a Giant
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Caption:
The giant, 70-meter-wide antenna at NASA's Deep Space Network complex in Goldstone, Calif., tracks a spacecraft on Nov. 17, 2009. This antenna, officially known as Deep Space Station 14, is also nicknamed the "Mars antenna." Its name comes from its first task: to track the Mariner 4 spacecraft after its historic flyby of Mars in 1966.
Background Info:
JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, manages the Deep Space Network for NASA Headquarters, Washington. More information about the Deep Space Network is online at http://deepspace.jpl.nasa.gov/dsn/index.html .
Cataloging Keywords:
| Name | Value | Additional Values |
|---|---|---|
| Target | Earth | Mars |
| System | ||
| Target Type | Planet | |
| Mission | Deep Space Network (DSN) | Mariner |
| Instrument Host | Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex (GDSCC) | |
| Host Type | Ground-Based Observatory | Flyby Spacecraft |
| Instrument | Deep Space Network Antenna | Goldstone Solar System Radar |
| Detector | ||
| Extra Keywords | Color, Radar, Radio | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2010-08-25 | |
| Date in Caption | 2009-11-17 | |
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL-Caltech | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA13277 | |
| Identifier | PIA13277 | |
