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Terraformer Civilizations

Terraformer civilizations are one of the grandest models in alien-civilization theory: societies that do not merely settle worlds, but remake them. Drawing on the long history of terraforming discourse—from early science fiction to Mars engineering proposals and planetary climate theory—the concept explores civilizations capable of altering atmospheres, hydrological cycles, temperatures, and biospheres on planetary scale.