Editing Planetary engineering (section)

{{Short description|Influencing a planet's global environments}}
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'''Planetary engineering''' is the development and application of technology for the purpose of influencing the environment of a [[planet]]. Planetary engineering encompasses a variety of methods such as [[terraforming]], [[wikt:seeding|seeding]], and [[geoengineering]].

Widely discussed in the scientific community, terraforming refers to the alteration of other planets to create a habitable environment for terrestrial life. Seeding refers to the introduction of life from [[Earth]] to habitable planets. [[Climate engineering|Geoengineering]] refers to the engineering of a planet's climate, and has already been applied on Earth. Each of these methods are composed of varying approaches and possess differing levels of feasibility and ethical concern.