Images Dated 11th April 2010

Parkes radio telescope

Parkes radio telescope, a 64-m parabolic dish operated by CSIRO used for radio astronomy, able to detect radio waves from 7 mm to 4 m. It has been contracted to NASA to receive radio signals from the Mariner II and IV, and Apollo 11, 12, 14, 15 and 17 space missions. Parkes, New South Wales, Australia

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El Ángel, Mexico

Most commonly known by the shortened name El ?ngel and officially known as Monumento a la Independence stands as a tribute to the heroes of the Mexican War of Independence from Spain

© Francisco Diez Photography

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Milford Sound, Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand

Milford Sound / Piopiotahi is a fiord in the south west of New Zealand's South Island, within Fiordland National Park, Piopiotahi (Milford Sound) Marine Reserve, and the Te Wahipounamu World Heritage site. It has been judged the world's top travel destination in an international survey and is acclaimed as New Zealand's most famous tourist destination. Rudyard Kipling had previously called it the eighth Wonder of the World

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