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Terraforming: why the Moon is a better target than Mars (bigthink.com)
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The first world that humans should inhabit beyond the Earth is the Moon, not Mars. Here's how to terraform our lunar neighbor.

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[–] Maestro@kbin.social 23 points 1 year ago

Terraforming the moon isn't possible. There is no atmosphere. The article is using the term terraforming wrong. It specifically means changing an entire planet. Building a base with a greenhouse isn't terraforming.