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Deep Space Network facts for kids

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The Deep Space Network is NASA's group of large antennae at three sites around world. These communicate with satellites and probes in space. The antennae also listen to stars and other events in space.

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  • Deep-space-op

    Deep Space Network Operations Center at JPL, Pasadena (California) in 1993.

  • Goldstone DSN antenna

    70 m antenna at Goldstone, California.

  • Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex - general view (2174403243)

    The Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex in 2008

  • Madrid Deep Space Network Complex

    70m antenna in Robledo de Chavela, Community of Madrid, Spain

  • Illustration of Juno spacecraft at Jupiter (PIA19639)

    Illustration of Juno and Jupiter. Juno is in a polar orbit that takes it close to Jupiter as it passes from north to south, getting a view of both poles. During the GS experiment it must point its antenna at the Deep Space Network on Earth to pick up a special signal sent from DSN.

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