Voyager Golden Record
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Summary
Voyager Golden Record is an active SETI[1]. It draws 17,622 Wikipedia views per month (active seti category, ranking #2 of 3).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: phonograph record[3], time capsule[4], archives[5], analog video recording[6]
- Performer: various artists[7]
- Depicts: pulsar[8], binary numeral system[9], gramophone[10], scan line[11], test card[12], hydrogen[13], spin[14], galactic disc[15], Vela Pulsar[16], Crab Pulsar[17], gramophone needle[18], porrón[19]
- Made from material: copper[20], gold[21]
- Location: interstellar medium[22], outer Solar System[23]
- Place of publication: United States[24]
- Part of: Voyager 1[25], Voyager 2[26]
- Has use: communication with extraterrestrial intelligence[27]
- Commons category: Voyager Golden Record[28]
- Inception: 1977[29]
- Publication date: 1977[30]
- Commons gallery: Voyager Golden Record[31]
- Quantity: 2[32]
- Title: Voyager Golden Record[33]
- Number of parts of this work: 55 greeting[34]
- Does not have part: Pioneer plaque[35]
- Contains: Contents of the Voyager Golden Record[36]
Product Details
The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.
MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia
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Release type: Album[37]
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First release date: 1977[38]
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Genre(s): blues, classical, field recording, non-music, pop, rock[39]
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Community tags: awesome, blues, classical, field recording, non-music, pop, rock, space, voyager[40]
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MusicBrainz ID: e577786a-f488-450f-b4b7-39523bfa2c60[41]
Why It Matters
Voyager Golden Record has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]