Linda Salzman Sagan

Linda Salzman (July 16, 1940 – November 22, 2023) was an American artist and writer.

Salzman Sagan created the artwork for the plaque on the Pioneer spacecraft[1] and coproduced the Voyager Golden Record.

[2] Salzman Sagan co-authored the book Murmurs of Earth with her husband, astronomer Carl Sagan, whom she married on April 6, 1968; the marriage lasted until their divorce in 1981.

[2] Linda Salzman Sagan died in Ithaca, New York, on November 22, 2023, at the age of 83.

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Salzman's illustration on the Pioneer plaque. This image is NASA's censored version of Salzman's original illustration, which included the female external genitalia.
Pioneer 11 at Saturn
Pioneer 11 at Saturn