NASA just unveiled the message plate to greet Jupiter’s moon Europa

[frauenfelder]

Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2024/03/08/nasa-just-unveiled-the-message-plate-to-greet-jupiters-moon-europa.html

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[Ultimate_Jiggy]

Ha haaaaa. You got me for a minute there.

[anon29537550]

[anon65652885]

I believe the haha is a reaction to the second-to-last bullet point.

[anon29537550]

• The cartoon character Calvin, from Calvin and Hobbes, urinating on a sign that reads, “ALL THESE WORLDS ARE YOURS, EXCEPT EUROPA. ATTEMPT NO LANDING THERE.”

OK, slow on the uptake. Got it…

[anon65652885]

I usually skim-read too.

[cannibalpeas]

@frauenfelder

The cartoon character Calvin, from Calvin and Hobbes, urinating on a sign that reads, “ALL THESE WORLDS ARE YOURS, EXCEPT EUROPA. ATTEMPT NO LANDING THERE.”

@frauenfelder

One of the above isn’t really on the plate.

Oh, goddamnit! That was about to be the best thing I’d heard all day. I guess “Biden killed the SOTU” will have to do.

[ClutchLinkey]

This is lovely! The waveforms are so pretty and give it kind of a retro-'70s decor look.

I can’t really get a sense of that ASL symbol in the middle, though. It kind of just looks like a starburst or a sphincter.
Here’s the sign, if anyone else is interested:

[YankInNewZealand]

Water hole (radio)

[anon87143080]

Which is of course where the 21cm unit of measurement on the Pioneer probe plaques came from.