Researchers at the University of Arizona are planning to work on a futuristic concept and build Noah's Ark like complex on the moon called Moon Ark to store the sperms and seeds on the moon.
As per the concept, the Ark would be equipped with robots and these robots will be powered by the sun. Also these robots will be loaded with eggs, spores, sperms and seeds from almost 6.7 million species on Earth and all these will be transported to the moon.
Researchers say such an ark would be a “modern global insurance policy” and a good investment in our future, especially since the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway is already seeing some wear and tear from climate change. The facility houses a catalogue of seeds from around the world, but does not include human or animal samples.
Svalbard Global Seed Vault, Norway
The concept of Moon-Ark was presented in a 20 minutes presentation by the lead engineer Jekan Thanga. It was presented to the experts from NASA at the IEEE Aeros...