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Russian scientists propose to transfer the cultural heritage of the world to the moon

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Such an original initiative was made by the staff of the Institute of Astronomy of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI Alexander Bagrov and Alexander Pavlov.

As scientists point out, humanity is in constant danger of destruction by elemental forces. At minimum, global warming, meteorite falls and other disasters can lead to the destruction of cultural heritage. To save the masterpieces of world art is proposed by transferring to the moon.

Where to place all this wealth? Scientists have an answer to this scrub: on the Moon, you can create a network of underground tunnels, where meteor strikes, moisture and other misfortunes will not be scary. The authors of the project proposed to use the extracted breeds as consumables for building 3D printing of full-fledged replicas of unique architectural structures - St. Basil's Cathedral, the Louvre Museum, the streets of Amsterdam or Venice, etc. They can also accommodate some of the paintings, sculptures and other works of art. Tunnels and structures are proposed to be sealed and filled with the atmosphere of the desired composition to ensure the safety of exhibits from fungi and bacteria. As scientists point out, at a depth of only two meters, temperature differences on the surface day and night will be completely invisible.

The technical and financial aspects of the project are not specified, as well as the specifics of visiting the lunar museums by the inhabitants of the Earth, although a domestic architectural additive production project on the moon does exist: the development of the space building heliolithographic 3D printer Selenolit, which prints with lunar regolith, is carried out by researchers at Samara State Technical University ( SamSTU) together with specialists of the S.A. Lavochkina.