'''Terraforming''' is the process of making a planet earthlike. The moon could be terraformed, however it lacks volatiles such a
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*[[Mercury_(Planet)]]
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'''Mercury''' is the first planet from the sun. It has almost no atmosphere, and could be considered a larger
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'''Earth''' is the third planet from the sun. It has an atmosphere of mainly [[nitrogen]] and [[oxygen]], a
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...f war are gathering once again. By 2092, climate change has devastated the planet and even thinned by incessant bloodshed, famine, and disease, Earth’s pop
...into the 21st century’s version of the Dark Ages. On the other side of the planet, the Islamic Brotherhood controls territory from Indonesia, across Asia and
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...civilization into this area. Near space industry, [[Asteroid]] mining, and Planet Mining for fuels and energy. First Interstellar travel. Interstellar space
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...tronomical topics, such as the recent controversy over Pluto's status as a planet.
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.../PDS/public/explorer/html/moonpick.htm [[US Geological Survey|USGS]] Map-a-Planet with Clementine data]
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* place the Mission from Planet Earth on a "go-as-you-pay" basis
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...s. An Ecumenopolis is formed when the urban areas and megalopolises of the planet (Megalopolis is any large metropolitan area, or a long chain of continuous
...eir civilization into this area. Near space industry, Asteroid mining, and Planet Mining for fuels and energy. First Interstellar travel. Interstellar space
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...rth is in desperate need of the near limitless clean energy for the entire planet. The hopes of billions of people rested with this precious element. So, too
...nearby mining operations and fuel production for rockets bound for the Red Planet. The only link between Earth and Mars, but also the weakest link, if you do
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...m. This sort of device could provide truly large scale transportation off planet for reasonable prices per pound. Among the difficulties and problems with
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...itan, which circles distant Saturn, has retained its atmosphere while the planet Mercury (a similar body with a diameter of 3,031 miles) has lost its atmosp
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...f Luna is very similar to that of an orbiting satellite in the shadow of a planet. The feet of the robot probe would be the only parts to usually lose heat
...its situation is always similar to an orbiting satellite in the shade of a planet. While it is shaded by the umbrella and wall during the day, it is still e
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...na]]. In a context in which one might refer to the moons of more than one planet, Luna is more specific than the Moon. The moon is of interest to space col
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...ture of the Earth to rise, which is resulting in increasing changes to the planet's climate. The consequences of this include disruption to agriculture and g
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...ects, it becomes very apparent with bodies of larger mass, such as a moon, planet, star, or galaxy. According to Einstein's general theory of relativity, it
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...'Trojan points'' comes from the [[Trojan asteroids]] at the Sun-[[Jupiter (planet)|Jupiter]] L<sub>4</sub> and L<sub>5</sub> points, which themselves are nam
* The [[giant impact hypothesis]] suggests that an object named [[Theia (planet)|Theia]] formed at L<sub>4</sub> or L<sub>5</sub> and crashed into the Eart
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...ream from SciFi is to move a large segment of the human population off the planet. This dream is simply not to be. For the near future, the cost of launchi
...gnificant fraction of Earth’s population will ever physically move off his planet. No relief from population pressure is to be found in space.
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...y is able to create an artificial magnetic field that can cover the entire planet, future off world settlers will become heavily dependent on both Mercury an
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