Pioneer 10 launches with a plaque for extraterrestrials

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The engraved Pioneer plaque showing a man, a woman and the solar system
The plaque carried by Pioneer 10, launched in March 1972 Designed by Carl Sagan and Frank Drake . Artwork prepared by Linda Salzman Sagan . Photograph..., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

NASA's Pioneer 10 launched carrying an aluminum plaque showing a man and a woman, the solar system and the Sun's position relative to 14 pulsars, so that any intelligent finder could tell where and when the craft came from.

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  1. OfficialPioneer 10 (opens in a new tab)NASA Science

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