Emily Lakdawalla • Sep 12, 2011
Pretty picture: Talking to GRAIL
A lovely picture from the Canberra DSN this morning, showing two of the workhorse 34-meter antennas communicating with the nearby GRAIL spacecraft. In the distance, the huge DSS-43 talks to the solar observatory STEREO-B.
![Antennas of the Canberra DSN at work](https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_1200x375_crop_center-center_82_line/DSN_DSS43-STEREOB_DSS34-GRAILA_DSS45-GRAILB.jpg 1200w, https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_768x240_crop_center-center_60_line/DSN_DSS43-STEREOB_DSS34-GRAILA_DSS45-GRAILB.jpg 768w, https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_576x180_crop_center-center_60_line/DSN_DSS43-STEREOB_DSS34-GRAILA_DSS45-GRAILB.jpg 576w)
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