Posted on 05/08/2021 5:34:20 AM PDT by mylife
Canberra's Deep Space Communications Complex is one of the world's most powerful means of looking into the depths of the Solar System. So it would make sense that an alien spider the size of a football field would target it in its initial invasion of planet Earth. That's not what happened, but that's what it looked like for a brief moment.
A security camera fixed on the giant antenna at Tidbinbilla had an unwelcome pedestrian atop it. A huntsman crawled over the lens, making it seem like it was dwarfing the 34-metre wide deep space antenna. "When mission scientists decided to put images from Mars on the World Wide Web, we don't think this is what they had in mind," the Canberra Deep Space Network tweeted.
The Canberra facility is part of NASA's Deep Space Network, but operated by the CSIRO
LOL, its a 1950s movie in the making?
I saw that movie at a drive-in back in the early 60’s. Part of a double-bill.
I love Clint Eastwood movies...
Better call the ‘Men In Black’! They may be prepping for their big brothers from space to arrive.
My son, who works at NASA talks to the Deep Space Network people frequently. He stifles the urge to say G’day Mate every time
Kent Brockman is hilarious!
I’d have a hard time not laffing at Tidbinbilla
It’s a huntsman spider - huge critters, almost dinner plate size.
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