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.
Linda Salzman (July 16, 1940 – November 22, 2023) was an American artist and writer.
Salzman Sagan co-authored the book Murmurs of Earth with her husband, astronomerCarl Sagan, whom she married on April 6, 1968; the marriage lasted until their divorce in 1981.[3]
Salzman Sagan was the mother of author and screenwriter Nick Sagan.[2]
Linda Salzman Sagan died in Ithaca, New York, on November 22, 2023, at the age of 83.[4]
