Engineers enlist NASA to send yet another time capsule to the moon — 24 sapphire discs will contain 'the very essence of humanity' printed over 170 billion pixels but who will read them?

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Sanctuary on the Moon aims to engrave 24 sapphire discs with “the very essence of humanity”.

We are delighted to take Sanctuary to the Moon, he said.

Benoit Faiveley, founder of the Sanctuary project gives the Sanctuary disc a visual check at CEA Leti Grenoble

The multidisciplinary Sanctuary team includes 11 renowned scientists, engineers, astrophysicists, paleontologists, cosmologists, and artists.

it’s possible for you to find out more about the Sanctuary on the Moon projecthere.

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