The master tape of the message 'Golden Record' to the aliens mounted on the Voyager probe will be auctioned



The unmanned probes `` Voyager 1 '' and `` Voyager 2 '' launched in 1977 are equipped with ``

Golden Records '' that record information to convey the outline of the earth to extraterrestrial life forms. The master tape of the sound source recorded in such a golden record was exhibited at the auction house 'Sotheby's'.

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The golden record installed in the Voyager spacecraft is a golden record board aimed at conveying the existence of life and culture on the earth to extraterrestrial life forms, and in addition to music from around the world including `` Crane's Nest '' played with Shakuhachi, `` greetings in 55 languages '', `` environmental sounds such as waves and wind '', and `` analog-coded image data '' are recorded. Furthermore, on the surface of the golden record, ``position information of the earth'' and ``how to read information from the golden record'' are coded. You can understand what the golden record is like by reading the following article.

Explain how aliens decipher the 'Golden Record' launched into space with the Voyager - GIGAZINE



The master tapes put up for auction this time were kept in the personal collection of Carl Sagan and Anne Drouyan , who led the production of Golden Records.



The tape is a set of 2, and a case with a handwritten explanation is also included.



The starting price is 300,000 dollars (about 42.5 million yen), and the expected bid price is 400,000 to 600,000 dollars (about 56.7 million to 85 million yen). The deadline for bidding is 12:20 on July 28, 2023, Japan time.



In addition, Voyager 2 equipped with a golden record has left the solar system in 2018 and has reached interstellar space. After that, in 2020, all observation equipment stopped and communication was cut off due to power shortages, but NASA has continued space navigation after restoration work.

NASA's probe 'Voyager 2' leaves the solar system and reaches 'interstellar space' - GIGAZINE



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