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Voyager 2 20120613 05

The large white dish is the High-Gain Antenna. It is 12 feet (3.7 meters) in diameter. It is used to communicate with the Deep Space Network on Earth from vast interplanetary distances. The little black spot in the dish is a cutout for the sun sensor.

 

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