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Earth’s species’ DNA to the Moon took about 30 years to send. The DNA with the amount of 6.7 million was planned by scientists to depart on 250 rockets.
Then, scientists suggested building a lunar ark in order to store the sperm, eggs and seeds of the millions of creatures on Earth. They do this in anticipation of the doomsday.
However, this delivery contained a number of technological constraints that were imperfect and non-existent, so it took even longer.
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Planned Delivery of Earth Species DNA to the Moon
Quoting Live Science, a lunar ark hidden in a lava tube can preserve sperm, eggs and seeds of millions of species or creatures on Earth.
At the very least, scientists are proposing that. They will later hide the ark or gene bank safely in tunnels or hollow caves that have been chiseled since 3 billion years ago.
It has also been supported by a solar panel at the top. The ark will later store millions of genetic material that scientists have cryogenic preserved from 6.7 million living things. Starting from plants, animals, and even fungi on Earth.
Delivering the Earth’s species’ DNA to the Moon requires launching at least 250 rockets. Scientists already believe that the efforts they propose will be able to protect various species.
Even to the wildlife that Earth has from natural apocalyptic processes as well as caused by humans. For example, a mountain erupted until a nuclear war.
Of course, the way scientists are able to save a great many species as well as their genes. Then, scientists, have presented their plans through the IEEE Aerospace Conference.
“There is a very strong connection between us and nature,” said lead author Jekan Thanga. A head of the SpaceTREx Laboratory or the University of Arizona Terrestrial and Space Robot Exploration Laboratory.
“We have a great responsibility to be the custodians of biodiversity and the means to preserve it.”
Then, not all the technology that scientists need in the project of sending Earth species DNA to the Moon is available at this time. However, the researchers have also thought about it and they can build it realistically. However, it will take a long time, around the next 30 years.
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Prevent Existential Threats
The effort that scientists are making and planning is actually both a purpose and a motivation in creating facilities for safe out-of-the-world storage to protect biodiversity.
“I like to use data analogies,” Thanga said. “This is for example copying photos and documents from a computer to a hard drive separately. So, you have a backup when something goes wrong, ”said Thanga.
That way, if apocalyptic events have destroyed nature and consumed most of Earth’s creatures, then there is an opportunity to ‘press the reset button’, ”he said, continuing the purpose of sending Earth species DNA to the Moon.
In showing their presentation these scientists have listed various things that pose an existential threat to the Earth’s biodiversity.
These threats are supervolcano eruption, asteroid impact, global nuclear war, pandemic, climate change speed, global drought, and global solar storm.
Moon Lava Tube
The moon is the clear main goal of the plan to send Earth species DNA to the Moon in the extraterrestrial ark. This is for the main reason, which is only through a trip of about four days to the Moon from Earth.
That means transporting samples will feel a lot easier than getting them to Mars. In fact, building an ark orbiting the Earth isn’t safe enough either. This is because the Earth’s orbit is often unstable.
However, another benefit of sending the DNA is that they can hide the ark more safely in lava tubes.
The tunnels and caves perforated beneath the surface formed around the Moon as a fiery baby, but have remained untouched ever since.
The lava tubes of the Moon will protect the ark of the Earth’s species of DNA shipping to the Moon from meteor attacks and radiation that can damage genes. They have also suggested that lava tubes be a good place to build cities on the Moon for human civilization there. (R10 / HR Online)
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