Who Is the Intended Recipient of the Arecibo Message

question 64

Multiple Choice

Who is the intended recipient of the Arecibo message?

• A) astronomers on the other side of the world
• B) intelligent civilizations in a nearby globular cluster
• C) possible inhabitants of Gliese 581
• D) astronauts aboard the International Space Station

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