Xref: utzoo sci.space:7249 sci.space.shuttle:1318 Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!datapg!viper!dave From: dave@viper.Lynx.MN.Org (David Messer) Newsgroups: sci.space,sci.space.shuttle Subject: Re: Interpretation of the PIONEER-10 Plaque Message-ID: <1430@viper.Lynx.MN.Org> Date: 27 Sep 88 03:21:13 GMT References: <8809261413.AA18424@decwrl.dec.com> Reply-To: dave@viper.Lynx.MN.Org (David Messer) Organization: Lynx Data Systems, Eagan, MN Lines: 22 In article <8809261413.AA18424@decwrl.dec.com> luhrs@drfix.dec.com (Bruce Luhrs, MKO1-1/L38, Fire Management) writes: > > Can anyone remember what information and messages were represented > on the plaque carried out of the solar system by Pioneer-10? > > If I could find a good picture of the plaque, it'd be interesting to > see how many people could gather the meaning of the messages. But > I need the "correct answers" first. You have to realize that the plaque was designed to be read by ALIENS. You might try Henry Spencer (if he ever is in town) or Mike Dukakis's dad. :-) -- If you can't convince | David Messer - (dave@Lynx.MN.Org) them, confuse them. | Lynx Data Systems -- Harry S Truman | | amdahl --!bungia!viper!dave | hpda / Copyright 1988 David Messer -- All Rights Reserved This work may be freely copied. Any restrictions on redistribution of this work are prohibited.