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Originally posted by chemistry
The reply specifies the aliens location as Mars. Is that really possible? Mars is such an arid, dead looking place!!!
The difference in the Solar System information could indicate one of two scenarios; Either it still refers to our own Solar System, but in addition to highlighting Earth is also highlighting the fourth and fifth planets - Mars and Jupiter. Of course, the additional highlight on the 'fifth planet' could actually refer to the asteroid belt which lies between Mars and Jupiter and is in reality the 'fifth element' from the sun. Alternatively, it might not correspond to our own Solar System at all, but to the ET's own solar system - which would also appear to consist of nine planets. The sun is also depicted in the crop formation as slightly smaller. Could this be their smaller sun, or could it be supposed to represent some point in our own future - perhaps when the sun has become smaller and we've populated the other planets? This latter idea, although highly speculative, could even indicate the DNA modification through increased genetic experiments....?
Originally posted by The Lizard King
The alien message says they are on earth, mars, and jupiter. I'd say they are every where there is solid ground. Jupiter is a gasious planet...they might be sitting on the core, bad place to be if jupiter turns into the second sun.
Originally posted by toreishi
reply to post by butane bob
from your link:
The difference in the Solar System information could indicate one of two scenarios; Either it still refers to our own Solar System, but in addition to highlighting Earth is also highlighting the fourth and fifth planets - Mars and Jupiter. Of course, the additional highlight on the 'fifth planet' could actually refer to the asteroid belt which lies between Mars and Jupiter and is in reality the 'fifth element' from the sun. Alternatively, it might not correspond to our own Solar System at all, but to the ET's own solar system - which would also appear to consist of nine planets. The sun is also depicted in the crop formation as slightly smaller. Could this be their smaller sun, or could it be supposed to represent some point in our own future - perhaps when the sun has become smaller and we've populated the other planets? This latter idea, although highly speculative, could even indicate the DNA modification through increased genetic experiments....?
Your link states that there is still a possibility that the planets highlighted in this crop formation are not Earth, Mars and Jupiter. I'm just curious about that part in the OP where it was stated that the point of origin is Mars. Why Mars? Please enlighten me.
[edit on 12.23.08 by toreishi]
Originally posted by chemistry
In my original OP I specified Mars because I read it on some website simewhere, but I have forgotten the link now. I am interested that some people on this thred have specified their location as Earth, Mars and Jupiter. How can one organism survive in all three of those very different environments?
Originally posted by RFBurns
This occured years ago. I also agree that if an intelligent race out there was responding to the Arecibo message sent back in the late 70's, that they would be sending their reply to the same medium and method in which the message was sent..via radio signal.
Originally posted by prototism
Honestly, the message itself is just too "convenient" for me to consider it an actual reply.