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What was the Arecibo message in 1974?
The Arecibo message is an interstellar radio message carrying basic information about humanity and Earth that was sent to the globular cluster Messier 13 in 1974. It was meant as a demonstration of human technological achievement, rather than a real attempt to enter into a conversation with extraterrestrials.
Why was Arecibo destroyed?
These scans revealed that the cables which suspended the instrument platform above the massive dish had begun to fray from supporting the platform. This caused their zinc lining to flow until the sockets failed and the cables were pulled out of them.
Why won t Arecibo be rebuilt?
One of its crucial supporting cables had failed in August 2020, and after another snapped in November that year, the NSF decided that the telescope was too structurally unsound to repair.
What is the meaning of Arecibo?
noun. a seaport in northern Puerto Rico.
The message consists of 1679 bits, arranged into 73 lines of 23 characters per line (these are both prime numbers, and may help the aliens decode the message).
The Arecibo message was a short radio message sent into space to celebrate the remodeling of the Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico in 1974.