Image: Radio telescope DSS 43 DSS 43 is the largest steerable
parabolic antenna in the Southern Hemisphere. The massive
structure, weighing more than 3000 tonnes, rotates on a film of
oil approximately 0.17mm thick. The reflector surface is made up
of 1,272 aluminium panels with a total surface area of 4180
square metres. - © Australian Museum - NASA Deep Space
Communication Complex, Canberra