List of extraterrestrial memorials

High school (ages 12+)
Space & Astronomy

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/list-of-extraterrestrial-memorials

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the memorial artifacts?Pioneer plaques and Voyager Golden Records
2. What is the spacecraft and launch years?Pioneer 10 (1972), Pioneer 11 (1973), Voyager 1 (1977), Voyager 2 (1977)
3. What are space monuments and why do we send them?Space monuments are special messages we send into space to say hello to any aliens. They let us share who we are and where we live in the universe.
4. What is the Pioneer plaque and when was it launched?The Pioneer plaque is a small picture on metal that was put on the Pioneer 10 and 11 spacecraft in 1972 and 1973. It shows simple drawings of people and the Sun to help others understand us.

Interstellar Medium: The matter and radiation that exist in the space between star systems.
Heliopause: The theoretical boundary where the Sun's solar wind is stopped by the interstellar medium.
Pulsars: Rapidly rotating neutron stars that emit beams of electromagnetic radiation.