The Arecibo Message is a radio message that when read correctly, forms a pattern (Right) from binary. It was sent to a star cluster known as M13, and it will take at least 50,000 years to get a reply if any (in light-speed, which is impossible to us). However, a crop circle was discovered which seems to indicate a reply. This is most likely a hoax, but it is possible if there are truly extraterrestrial life which matches our intelligence (though they would have to travel back in time to send a message before ours arrived). The arecibo message contains:
1. the numbers one (1) through ten (10)
2. the atomic numbers of the elements hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus, which make up deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
3. the formulas for the sugars and bases in the nucleotides of DNA
4. the number of nucleotides in DNA, and a graphic of the double helix structure of DNA
5. a graphic figure of a man, the dimension (physical height) of an average man, and the human population of Earth
6. a graphic of Earth's solar system
7. a graphic of the Arecibo radio telescope and the dimension (the physical diameter) of the transmitting antenna dish
The crop formation looked very similar to the Arecibo message but with several variations. Below the dot pattern for our numbering system, the crop formation had an additional pattern that indicated the atomic number of silicon in addition to the hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus numbers. Instead of a double helix symbol of DNA, the crop formation depicted three sets of diagonal lines.
Instead of a depiction of a human being, as presented in the Arecibo message, the crop pattern had a different depiction of a humanoid form. This new image showed a body with two arms and legs like humans, but the head was much larger. The height of the crop formation’s body was indicated as being a little taller than half the height of a human. The dot pattern in the crop formation indicated a population that was almost six and a half billion larger than our own.
The Arecibo message depicted the 9 planets around the Sun with the symbol for Earth raised above the rest to indicate where humanity lives. Earth’s dot was also located directly below the depiction of man. In the crop formation, there were three symbols that were raised above the rest.
At the very bottom of both formations, there are distinctly different dot patterns. The Arecibo message had a depiction of the telescope that sent the message with an indicated size of 2,430 feet. The crop formation had a depiction of something else with a size of 6,748 feet.
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