The most noticeable thing about the message is the outlined figure of a man and a woman, unclothed, and with the differences in sex indicated, thus, giving certain minimum information about the kind of creatures that built Pioneer 10 and send it on its way. The man is holding up his hand in what is hoped to be taken as a gesture of friendship and peace. If not, it at least shows the existance of four fingers and a thumb.
The most noticeable thing about the message is the outlined figure of a man and a woman, unclothed, and with the differences in sex indicated, thus, giving certain minimum information about the kind of creatures that built Pioneer 10 and send it on its way. The man is holding up his hand in what is hoped to be taken as a gesture of friendship and peace. If not, it at least shows the existance of four fingers and a thumb.