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Hab / Habitat
 Image from Chris Shaeffer |
An artificially constructed environment, whether a dome on the surface of a planet or moon, a rotating space habitat or artificial biosphere, a sealed environment in an asteroid belt, a worldship in deep space, or anywhere else, that enables, allows and encourages conditions suitable for sentient life, especially for civilization and sophont beings. Habitats are the foundation of galactic civilization.
 Image from Steve Bowers | |
| The Tyrkenian Insitute is located within several asteroid-based habitats | |
 Image from Matthew C. Johnson | |
| Domed habitat on the surface of the Mars-like planet Olivine | |
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Development Notes
Text by M. Alan Kazlev
Initially published on 07 November 2001.
Initially published on 07 November 2001.
