Ayer Fortean Times posteo esta fascinante –y absolutamente terrorífica-- noticia de la BBC publicada originalmente el miércoles 8 de septiembre del 2004:
El científico principal del Agencia Europea del Espacio propone enfáticamente que tendría que haber una especie de arca de Noe sobre la luna por si se viene un Apocalipsis sobre la tierra.
Sin caer en histeria, ni pensamientos apocalípticos, simplemente propone que sería una lastima perder toda la biodiversidad que existe acá (en este planeta, dando sus vueltas y dando sus vueltas) en el caso de una catástrofe.
“Si sucediera una colisión catastrófica sobre la tierra, o una guerra nuclear, podrias tomar unos ejemplos de la biosfera de la tierra –incluyendo humanos—sobre la luna” dijo:
“Y después se podría repoblar la tierra, como pasó con la arca de Noe.”
Futuratrónics cross-index: Preparativos para la gran catástrofe, The End of the Moon. Pt. 2, The End of the Moon.
Imagen: Drunkennes of Noah, Giovanni Bellini (1515).
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Noah's Ark plan from top Moon man
By Pallab Ghosh
BBC Science Correspondent, at the BA festival
The European Space Agency's chief scientist has said there should be a "Noah's Ark" on the Moon, in case life on Earth is wiped out by an asteroid or nuclear holocaust.
Speaking exclusively to BBC News at the British Association Festival of Science, Dr Bernard Foing said the ark should be a repository for the DNA of every single species of plant and animal.
Dr Foing is head of Europe's Moon missions, so his thoughts on matters lunar should be taken seriously.
He is concerned that if the Earth were destroyed, there would be little or nothing left of the rich diversity of life on the planet. His solution is to build a DNA library on Earth's satellite.
"If there were a catastrophic collision on Earth or a nuclear war, you could place some samples of Earth's biosphere, including humans, [on the Moon]," he said.
"You could repopulate the Earth afterwards, like a Noah's Ark," he said.
For the time being though, Dr Foing is awaiting the arrival of Europe's first probe to the Moon.
The Smart 1 mission is due to arrive ahead of schedule in November. The spacecraft is testing a range of innovative technologies that should find their way on to many future European Space Agency probes.
It is the first of what he hopes will be a fleet of robotic spacecraft sent to the Moon. They would be used to build a lunar colony.
Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/sci/tech/3635972.stm
Published: 2004/09/08 00:20:29 GMT
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