Lunar Codex: digitised works of 30,000 artists to be archived on moon

Collection to include images, objects, magazines, books, podcasts, movies and music from 157 countriesA portrait assembled from Lego bricks, woodcuts printed in Ukrainian soil and a collection of poetry from every continent are among thousands of works to be archived on the moon as a lasting record of human creativity.The collection, known as theLunar Codex, is being digitised and stored on memory cards or laser-etched on NanoFiche – a 21st-century update on film-based microfiche – in preparation for the missions that will ferry the material to the lunar surface.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - Category: Science Authors: Tags: The moon Science Space Art Books Film Music Art and design Culture Source Type: news