scientists propose another doomsday vault moon

The ark would be stored within a network of lava tubes – discovered in 2013 – formed after molten streams flowed beneath the lunar surface billions of years ago. Scientists are pulling inspiration from Noahs Ark in a new lunar proposal that they call a 'global insurance policy.' They hope to send an ark to the moon, filled with 335 million sperm and egg. Scientists from the University of Arizona have proposed an ark, dubbed a modern global insurance policy for 6.7 million species from Earth, cryogenically. The near-seven million samples would be sent to the moon in multiple payloads and then stored below the surface in vaults, CBS news reports. Similar 'doomsday vaults' exist on Earth: The Global Seed Vault, home to just under 1 million seed samples, is located on a remote island in Svalbard, an archipelago located between Norway and the. There is a similar project on Earth – the Svalbard Seedbank in Norway, dubbed the “doomsday vault” – which holds hundreds of thousands of seed samples.Įxperts believe these tubes could provide protection from solar radiation as well as meteors and other hazards on the surface. Prof Jekan Thanga, of University of Arizona, who proposed the idea in a paper earlier this year, says the human race must safeguard to world against global catastrophes.īut Thanga believes storing samples on our own planet is too risky. (CNN) Engineers want to build an underground lunar ark, filled with millions of seed, spore, sperm and egg samples from. He said: “Earth is naturally a volatile environment. Scientists say that 250 rocket launches would be required to transport about 50 samples from each of 6.7 million species to the moon, CNN reported. Experts want to build a doomsday vault for Earth's species on the moon. The scientist highlighted climate change, a global pandemic and nuclear war as possible causes of catastrophic disasters. LUENEBURG, GERMANY - APRIL 07: The supermoon is seen in the night sky. “As humans, we had a close call about 75,000 years ago with the Toba supervolcanic eruption, which caused a 1,000-year cooling period and, according to some, aligns with an estimated drop in human diversity. Scientists want to build a doomsday underground vault on the moon. Russia and China have signed an agreement to build and work on an 'International Scientific Lunar Station' orbiting the Moon, the countries space agencies announced Tuesday. We need to understand that genebanks are not seed museums but the repositories of vital, living resources that are used almost every day in the never-ending battle against major threats to food production, Bioversity International’s Frison said.

“Because human civilisation has such a large footprint, if it were to collapse, that could have a negative cascading effect on the rest of the planet.” The vault will officially open on February 26, 2008.

Taking inspiration from Noah’s Ark, experts fear that Earth may not be safe enough to ensure the survival of the human race – or any species.

Scientists propose another doomsday vault moon