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BIOSPHERISATION [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Interplanetary Space Exploration
DEF

A process of planetary engineering, specifically directed at enhancing the capacity of an extraterrestrial planetary environment to support life.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploration interplanétaire
DEF

Transformation de tout ou partie d’une planète, consistant à créer des conditions de vie semblables à celles de la biosphère terrestre en vue de reconstituer un environnement où l’être humain puisse habiter durablement.

OBS

Dans une nouvelle intitulée Collision Ship et publié en 1942, l'écrivain Jack Williamson baptise ce concept en inventant le mot «terraforming» («terraformation» en français). Comme il le suggère, le terme «terraformation» désigne l'ensemble des opérations nécessaires à la transformation d'une planète en une autre Terre.

OBS

biosphérisation : terme et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 17 avril 2008.

Spanish

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