Terraforming
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Terraforming or Earth-shaping is the hypothetical process of deliberately modifying the atmosphere, temperature, surface topography or ecology of a planet, moon, or other astronomical body to be simil
An artist's conception shows a terraformed Mars in four stages of development.
Artist's conception of a terraformed Mars
True-color image of Venus. To terraform, this dense atmosphere will need to be removed.
Artist's conception of a terraformed Venus
Terraforming of Mars
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The terraforming of Mars is a hypothetical procedure that would consist of a planetary engineering project or concurrent projects aspiring to transform Mars from a planet hostile to life to one that c
Terraforming
…the possibility of heating the planet and altering its atmosphere, and NASA has even hosted debates on the subject. Several potential methods for the terraforming of Mars may be within humanity's technological capabilities, but according to Martin Beech, the economic attitude of preferring short-term profits over long-term…
An illustration of plants growing in a hypothetical Mars base.
The Mars Ecopoiesis Test Bed showing its transparent dome to allow for solar heat and photosynthesis, and the cork-screw system to collect and seal Martian soil together with oxygen-producing Earth organisms. Total length is about 7 centimetres (2.8 in).
Escaping atmosphere on Mars (carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen) by MAVEN in UV