2024-03-14 13:51:48
Finally, the US space agency NASA revealed… Content of the message Which it plans to send towards one of the huge moons of Jupiter, and contains more than 2.6 million names from around the world.
This is within the space agency’s custom of sending some inspiring messages into space that introduce Earth and humans, hoping that some intelligent civilization will find them. NASA plans to attach a letter containing a large number of previously nominated names after it is opened Section for submitting proposals The names were announced last year and sent aboard the Europa Clipper spacecraft, which is scheduled to head to Europa, one of Jupiter’s moons, at the end of this year.
The message represents a tripartite metal plate, on which is engraved in English a poem by the American poet Ada Lemon entitled “In Praise of Mystery… A Poem for Europa,” in addition to the presence of a small silicon chip resembling microcomputer chips, and containing more than 2.6 million names from all over the world. .
(Europa’s poem sent to Jupiter’s moon)
Space message specifications
The space message displays visual elements on both sides of it, and is made of tantalum metal, which is known for its resistance to corrosion, which means it can withstand millions of years under intense cosmic radiation.
The message measures approximately 18 x 28 cm. Scientists collected recordings of the word “water” in 103 different languages, and the sounds were represented as sound waves and inscribed on one side. (Listen to the sounds by pressing… Link).
This idea is inspired by the famous “Voyager Golden Plate” message that was launched in the 1970s on board the Voyager spacecraft, which carried many sounds and images related to planet Earth, and is the first message sent by humans in this style into space.
Lori Glaze, director of NASA’s Planetary Sciences Division, says: Both the design and content of Europa-Kepler’s message carry many meanings, and this artistic painting brings together the most prominent technical features that human civilization has achieved today, including science, technology, art, and mathematics. The mention of the word “water” also carries a symbolic connotation of the close and necessary connection to the formation of known life, and is a motivation for exploring the mysterious frozen ocean on the surface of Europa’s moon.
The plaque also contains the Drake Equation inscribed on it, an equation developed by astronomer Frank Drake in 1961 to estimate the number of intelligent civilizations that could be in space. Finally, the plaque includes a portrait of one of the founders of planetary science, Ron Greeley, whose early efforts to develop a mission to search for life on Europa began two decades ago.
The new space message carries sound waves in more than 90 languages for the word “water” (NASA)
“We were inspired by a lot of ideas in designing this panel, and it took decades to prepare this exploration voyage, and we can’t wait to see what the Europa Clipper will show us,” says scientist Robert Pappalardo of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Long-duration space flight
The Europa Clipper spacecraft will travel a distance of 2.6 billion kilometers after it takes off on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket in October of this year. It will reach Jupiter around the year 2030, then head towards the moon Europa and fly around it in 49 close-to-surface flights.
The spacecraft aims to evaluate the conditions of Jupiter’s moon and its ability to embrace life, monitor the water ocean in its liquid state under its surface, and study its icy crust and thin atmosphere.
Once the Europa Clipper spacecraft is completed at JPL, the vehicle will be shipped to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in preparation for launch in October.
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