terraform

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Once established on the planet, one of the society's suggested plans is to then 'terraform' Mars, to replace and replenish its atmosphere and return it to the more life-friendly environment it once was billions of years ago.

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  • The problem is it takes 300 years to terraform Mars, minimum. —  Stephen Petranek counts down to Armageddon
  • Naturally, it all goes terribly wrong, and soon Mala and Jim are embroiled in a struggle for the planet Terra: Earth Forces military want to terraform Terra and render it uninhabitable for the native Terrians, and the Terrians must confront their warlike past in order to defend themselves. —  Frames Per Second Magazine
  • I would rather it be like firefly where we terraform other planets to live on. —  digg.com: Stories / Popular
  • You can terraform entire swaths of land, putting craters and plateaus where you see fit, or even dyeing the water purple. —  CNET News.com
  • Since then they've moved on to start exploring the galaxy and colonise and terraform other worlds. —  Atomic
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  1. Latin terra, earth; see terrace + form.
 

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