konnivartha.com: Following in NASA’s storied tradition of sending inspirational messages into space, the agency has special plans for the Europa Clipper, which will launch toward Jupiter’s moon Europa later this year. The moon shows strong evidence of an ocean under its icy crust, with more than twice the amount of water in all of Earth’s oceans combined. A triangular metal plate on the spacecraft will honor that connection to Earth in several ways.
In the spirit of the Voyager spacecraft’s Golden Record, which carries sounds and images to convey the richness and diversity of life on Earth, the layered message on Europa Clipper aims to spark the imagination and offer a unifying vision.