Is it just me or did anyone else think that the bottom of the dish was a solid concrete surface? I was surprised when I saw the pictures of the damaged dish and wondered how such a giant hole was created!
It seems a little ironic that the 1679 bit message sent skywards in 1974 contained a graphic and dimension of the telescope but will no longer exist if and when the message is received.
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