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Can Neptune be terraformed?
Terraforming Neptune would be extremely difficult, requiring most of the atmosphere to be removed. Once the core is left, it would be given a new atmosphere using the oxygen from the water collected, nitrogen from the ammonia, and carbon dioxide using carbon from methane.
Can you terraform a gas planet?
Terraforming the gas giant is very hard, if not impossible. However, some of their moons can be terraformed, so it is important to know what settlers will see on the sky when they look after the parent planet. Still, there are ways a gas giant can become useful or even terraformed.
Can you terraform gas giants?
No. Terraforming is the act of transforming a planet to make it more Earth-like, such that we might eventually be able to live on the surface. Gas giants do not have a surface.
Can we terraform Triton?
The easiest way to terraform Triton should be by using ground insulation. This will preserve many Geographic features. Triton will have mountains, plains, hills and oceans.
Can we terraform Pluto?
Terraforming of planets like Pluto is unlikely and highly expensive, but not impossible. At least in the nearest 1000 years. In other scenarios, an advanced civilization can transform a giant planet of a brown dwarf into an Artificial sun, creating opportunities for a Pluto class planet to be terraformed.
Can Ceres be terraformed?
As with the moons of Jupiter and Saturn, terraforming Ceres would first require that the surface temperature be raised in order to sublimate its icy outer layer. This would result in Ceres’ crust thawing and turning into a dense, water vapor-rich atmosphere.
Can we terraform a black hole?
By dropping matter into a black hole that’s spinning at close to the speed of light, you can actually extract energy from it. Terraforming a black hole is a terrible idea that will totally get us all killed. Don’t do it.