Colonization of the inner Solar System

Colonization of the inner Solar System
Space colonization
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Bodies in the inner Solar System have been considered for terraforming and space colonization. The main candidates for colonization in the inner Solar System are Mars[1] and Venus.[2] Other possible candidates for colonization include the Moon[citation needed] and even Mercury.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ ThinkQuest - Colonization of Mars
  2. ^ NASA - Colonization of Venus by Geoffrey A. Landis
  3. ^ NASA - Pathways to Colonization by Smitherman Jr.

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