I think it had to do with the color shift of the paint corresponding to the lack of atmosphere. In other words, the science behind the color spectrum verifies the authenticity that the image was taken in space.

 

The Arch (data) project
https://www.livescience.com/61714-space-archive-falcon-heavy.html

 

Incredible!

 

I am incredibly thrilled that Elon not only builds these rockets and launches them at incredibly low cost, but is also thinking about how to preserve the data from our species and even build an interplanetary library. Also, I want one of those storage devices!

 

Am I wrong? How is this car able to sustain all the harsh elements in space without being dissolved by them?

 

The radiation will break the carbon bonds in most components of the car. Including the carbon fiber frame, rubbers, upholstery, etc. it might not be very recognizable in a few tens of thousands of years. But the metal will last much longer.

 

But how is the plastic and leather able to sustain heat intolerable and would destruct on earth if exposed to a fraction of whats out in space? The car should have already been ruined by now.

 

Most of outer space is actually quite cold (-270ºC).

That's why astronauts wear insulating suits instead of board shorts and T shirts.

 

I think its Pretty amazing. I have a feeling Spacex is going to be doing big things later on!

 

Yes but the vehicle is still bombarded by the sun ,solar flares and radiation

 

At the Earth's distance from the sun, a space thermometer with roughly half its surface absorbing sunlight would register 45 degrees Fahrenheit.

 

I was wondering the same thing as well?

 

On Earth
On Earth, heat travels by radiation, convection, and conduction. sunlight side 30ºC; shaded side 27ºC.
In space
In space, heat travels only by radiation. sunlight side 300ºC; shaded side -267ºC.
Ouch! to the car.

 

About material deterioration... twenty-first century 8-ton 4-module Soyuz ferry vehicle with multiple outer layers of protection only last maximum 6 to 8 months in outer space Low Earth Orbit to stay within safety limits... Space is a dangerous place and nobody hears You scream nor Bowie sing...

 

Who says it will? It'll last for a while, but the temperature changes and radiation will damage it... this will not be a museum piece if it is found again in a few years. It's just ballast.

 

let alone rocks and granite travelling at some speeds!!