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bleve555 t1_j1vd5m3 wrote

Reply to comment by Adeldor in do we really believe aliens can decode the golden records by Calm-Confidence8429

Is the golden record indestructible?

When I contemplate infinity, it makes me believe that it (the record) is absolutely certain to eventually be intercepted or found by another lifeform and that the vastness of space only increases the amount of time that will pass before it happens.

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Adeldor t1_j1vep2e wrote

No, but it's within a case. However, over untold millions of years, there will be erosion. Extremely sparse as interstellar dust is, over time the collisions will have their effect, slowly eating away at the spacecraft. At some point the case, record, and vehicle will be "eaten."

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