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| Voyager 2 | 5/5 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyager_2 | reference | science, encyclopedia | 2026-05-05T13:27:05.900649+00:00 | kb-cron |
Both Voyager space probes carry a gold-plated audio-visual disc, a compilation meant to showcase the diversity of life and culture on Earth in the event that either spacecraft is ever found by any extraterrestrial discoverer. The record, made under the direction of a team including Carl Sagan and Timothy Ferris, includes photos of the Earth and its lifeforms, a range of scientific information, spoken greetings from people such as the Secretary-General of the United Nations, and a medley, "Sounds of Earth", that includes the sounds of whales, a baby crying, waves breaking on a shore, and a collection of music spanning different cultures and eras including works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Blind Willie Johnson, Chuck Berry and Valya Balkanska. Other Eastern and Western classics are included, as well as performances of indigenous music from around the world. The record also contains greetings in 55 different languages. The project aimed to portray the richness of life on Earth and stand as a testament to human creativity and the desire to connect with the cosmos.
== See also ==
Family Portrait The Farthest, a 2017 documentary on the Voyager program. List of artificial objects leaving the Solar System List of missions to the outer planets New Horizons Pioneer 10 Pioneer 11 Timeline of artificial satellites and space probes Voyager 1
== Notes ==
== References ==
== Further reading == "Saturn Science Results". Voyager Science Results at Saturn. Retrieved February 8, 2005. "Uranus Science Results". Voyager Science Results at Uranus. Retrieved February 8, 2005. Nardo, Don (2002). Neptune. Thomson Gale. ISBN 0-7377-1001-2 JPL Voyager Telecom Manual
== External links ==
NASA Voyager website Voyager 2 Mission Profile by NASA's Solar System Exploration Voyager 2 (NSSDC Master Catalog) Archived January 31, 2017, at the Wayback Machine