Why The Moon Should Never Be Terraformed

Bruce Dorminey, Contributor, Forbes
Wed, 07/27/2016 - 2:44am

Although a growing number of commercial and scientific concerns have big plans for the Moon, our achingly desolate nearest neighbor should never be terraformed into something earthlike. Instead, it should forever be preserved as testament to our solar system’s grand and mysterious past.

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