NASA's Perseverance rover is carrying an inspiring coded message to Mars
Too bad there aren't any aliens there to read it.
The aluminum plate that holds the chips has an illustration of Earth, the sun and Mars. Within the sun's rays is a message reading "explore as one" in Morse code.
NASA had teased the message when it first shared the plate and chips on social media. The space agency confirmed the words in a tweet on Monday.
Some of you spotted the special message I'm carrying to Mars along with the 10.9+ million names you all sent in. 'Explore As One' is written in Morse code in the Sun's rays, which connect our home planet with the one I'll explore. Together, we persevere. https://t.co/Bsv1mqpxlA pic.twitter.com/GhcS1HgsIN
— NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover (@NASAPersevere) March 30, 2020
The illustration and message is meant to convey a sense of connection between the planets while emphasizing our shared link of the sun.
NASA has a history with Mars rovers and Morse code. The Curiosity rover's wheels leave tracks that spell out "JPL" in Morse code as a tribute to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Perseverance is scheduled to launch to Mars as early as July. If all goes well, it will carry its coded message to the surface of the red planet in February 2021.
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