JAKARTA – Scientists plan to build an ark Month to save the sperm, eggs, and seeds of millions of Earth’s species in anticipation of the apocalypse. But it took about 30 years to send 6.7 million DNA to the moon with 250 rockets considering there are several technologies that do not exist at this time.
The ark, or gene bank, would be safely hidden in tunnels and hollow caves created naturally by lava more than 3 billion years ago. Later, the Ark on the Moon will be powered by solar panels to store energy. (Read: Preserving Humans, Scientists Want to Send 6.7 Sperm and Eggs to the Moon)
The ark will store the cryogenically preserved genetic material of all the 6.7 million known species of plants, animals and fungi on Earth, which would require at least 250 rocket launches to be transported to the moon.
“There is a strong connection between people and nature. We have a responsibility to be the stewards of biodiversity and the means to preserve it.” lead author Jekan Thanga, head of the Laboratory for Exploration of Space and Terrestrial Robots (SpaceTREx) at the University of Arizona, told Live Science.
Thanga said that not all the technology needed for this ambitious project exists, but researchers think that it can realistically be built in the next 30 years. (Also read: The first human landing on the Moon is still considered a hoax)
In their presentation, the researchers listed the following as potential existential threats to Earth’s biodiversity, such as supervolcanic eruptions, global nuclear warfare, asteroid impacts, pandemics, accelerated climate change, global solar storms, and global drought.
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