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‘Space ethics’ is a term which encompasses a wide variety of ethical quandaries. Issues such as how we should treat extraterrestrial life if we encounter it (even in the form of bacteria), whether it is permissible to genetically alter humans, so that they are more suited to space travel, and what degree of resource extraction is acceptable in space (is it acceptable to mine an asteroid into oblivion?). All can be considered aspects of space ethics. In this paper, I will focus primarily on a particular subset of space ethics – that of how we ought or ought not to treat terrestrial environments outside the Earth, specifically that of the Moon. As the response people have regarding such questions are rooted in their conception of the nature of the relationship between humans and their environment, I will examine some of the predominant ideas in the space community on this subject, as well as address critiques of the status quo. I will also explore alternative perspectives which may lead to more favorable outcomes for both the future of humanity in space, as well as to more sound treatment of the terrestrial environments we explore, and will offer thoughts on the development of a lunar land ethic.