May 28th, 2008, 6:04 pm

Way back in 2007…

A long times ago, humans used to store all their knowledge on thin plastic discs.

\"Messages from Earth\"Photo: NASA

The image of the DVD on the Phoenix Mars Lander is the first image that shows any recognizable human element on Mars, and simultaneously dates ourselves in 2007. The medium is the message in this case.



2 Comments

  1. Maybe they should have included a DVD player?

  2. Bob to earth! Sorry, got the previous email wrong. Do send a message in an e-bottle when you can.

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Self Portrait in MirrorJeremy Zilar is the Blog Specialist at the New York Times. He is also a teacher, photographer, and husband to Juliette.
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