U.S.S Discovery / Pre-recorded briefing

Jupiter arrival

"Good Day Gentlemen. "

 

Heywood R. Floyd / Never Talk With Your Mouth Full

 

Good Day Gentlemen.

This is a pre-recorded briefing made prior to your departure; which for security reasons... of the HIGHEST IMPORTANCE, has been known onboard during this mission only by your HAL 9000 computer.

Now that you are in Jupiter Space, and the entire crew is revived, it can be told to you.

Eighteen months ago, the first evidence of intelligent life OFF THE EARTH was discovered. It was buried; 40 feet beneath the lunar surface in the crater TYCHO.

Except for a single, VERY POWERFUL radio emission aimed at Jupiter, the four million year old monolith has remained completely inert. It's origins, and purpose still a total mystery.

The TMA-1 radio signal however, is proving to be the true anomaly.

 

 

Tycho Magnetic Anomaly / Jupiter MESSAGE

Clavius analysis

 

The single radio emission that was aimed at Jupiter consists of what appear to be individual data streams or coded packets of information, all tied together yet describing different data. Though the Tycho object has yet to duplicate the earlier event of April this year, the signal itself was picked up and recorded by numerous satellites and spacecraft between the Moon and Jupiter; most notably Deep Space Monitor 79, and the High Inclination Probe-21. This initial chance redundancy enabled the complete capture of the event when all data was compiled by the agency. It was not however, until the computing power of several SECRET projects, most notably the Martian Mapping Mission (Observer M-15), was applied to the event data that an initial pattern began to emerge. At that point, the proportions (1X4X9) of the Tycho Monolith were used to arrange the digitized signal.

At a resolution of 9,000 rows of 4,000 characters, the key to the Jupiter signal was finally revealed.

.........

36X16 sample data block (TMA-1-AZ9133). Shown with grayscale reversed for emphasis

It is a complete record of 4 million years of Earth's history, ending at the moment the Sun triggered the previously buried Monolith, and the signal was sent.

Moreover, when current population models are applied to the TMA-1 signal it is theoretically possible that there is a separate, unique, and discreet history for every individual that has ever walked the Earth.

This EYES ONLY project; now code named BLACK BOOK and funded at the highest level, gives new credence to earlier rumors concerning the reason for burying an object on the Moon when Life on the planet it orbits had just begun to look up. Whoever is responsible for the Monolith may also be responsible for the sentience the Human Race has taken for granted. Whoever or whatever they are, they now know the most intimate details of what we have done with the Gift we were given.

Recommendation: As there will be no further opportunity to add to the above record, we must assume that we have triggered an alarm. Preparations to deal with a WORST CASE scenario should proceed under the greatest secrecy and at the greatest possible speed as we don't know if the Jupiter signal will be greeted with trepidation or pride.

If, indeed, it is noticed at all.

 





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