A NASA spacecraft dedicated to studying a small ocean world will carry with it a metal plaque etched with the ripples created by the many ways humans say 'water.' The plaque was revealed by NASA on Friday (March 8) at the opening session of the South by Southwest (SXSW) conference in Austin, Texas.
A NASA spacecraft dedicated to studying a small ocean world will carry with it a metal plaque etched with the ripples created by the many ways humans say 'water.' The engraved art on the outward-facing side of the Europa Clipper vault plate, which will help shield the spacecraft's electronics from radiation, features visual representations of the sound waves formed by the word 'water' in 103 languages.
The plaque was revealed by NASA on Friday (March 8) at the opening session of the South by Southwest (SXSW) conference in Austin, Texas. Lori Glaze, NASA's director of planetary science, joined U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón on stage to discuss the intersection of space and art, as well as again hear Limón recite her ode. Glaze held up a backup version of the 7-by-11-inch (18 by 28 centimeters) tantalum plaque, showing it for the first time to the SXSW audience and to those watching online. 'I put on gloves so that I can pick this up and show you,' said Glaze. 'This is the trial version. Everything is on here.
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