| NASA Center: |
Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
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| Image # : |
p24652b |
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| Date : |
09/04/1977
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Title
The Sounds of Earth Record Cover
Full Description
This gold aluminum cover was designed to protect the Voyager 1 and 2
"Sounds of Earth" gold-plated records from micrometeorite bombardment,
but also serves a double purpose in providing the finder a key to
playing the record. The explanatory diagram appears on both the inner
and outer surfaces of the cover, as the outer diagram will be eroded in
time.
Flying aboard Voyagers 1 and 2 are identical "golden" records, carrying
the story of Earth far into deep space. The 12 inch gold-plated copper
discs contain greetings in 60 languages, samples of music from
different cultures and eras, and natural and man-made sounds from
Earth. They also contain electronic information that an advanced
technological civilization could convert into diagrams and photographs.
Currently, both Voyager probes are sailing adrift in the black sea of
interplanetary space, having left our solar system years ago.
Keywords
Voyager Sounds of Earth Solar System Gold Record Jet Propulsion Laboratory JPL Carl Sagan
Subject Category
Voyager-Galileo,
Reference Numbers
- Center:
JPL
- Center Number:
p24652b
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2000-001978
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: NASA
- Original Source: digital
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