'Future Martian Residents, round-faced, long spine and limbs'
Aug 26, 2024
|
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, also mentioned Mars as an alternative to Earth. In the future, humans can reside on Mars.
Meanwhile, it has been argued that future humans on Mars will undergo rapid physical changes and could even be transformed into new subspecies.
Kyle Zagrodzky, founder of bone health company 'OsteoStrong', said the Martian environment will make humans 'eerie', according to the British media The Sun.
According to Zagrotsky, early astronauts heading to Mars will feel good because of their low gravity and lighter weight on their bones and joints.
"First-time visitors will have tremendous physical benefits in the short term," he said. "But subsequent bone and muscle health will deteriorate."
Long-term living in Martian gravity, which is about 38% of the Earth's gravity, has a significant impact on the human body.
An astronaut on a three-year mission to and from Mars and Earth could lose a third of their bone density, according to a previously published 2020 Stanford University study. In addition, about half of them are likely to develop osteoporosis.
"If you stay on Mars for an extended period of time, the spine extension will be the most noticeable change," Zagrotsky said, stressing that `especially the new generation born on Mars will look very different from the Earthlings.'
He estimated that "the first change in the likelihood that the face will look puffier due to changes in the distribution of fat" is that "especially after puberty, it looks very different, but you will have longer spine and limbs as well as a round face.'
It added that chronic paleness may also be seen due to distorted cardiovascular development.
As a result, 'Mars humans' will be much weaker than Earthlings and face problems due to the effects of cosmic radiation and an imbalance in blood glucose levels, Zagrotsky said.
In addition, he said "Weak, underdeveloped muscles will have fewer insulin receptors, and type 2 diabetes is expected to be one of the many serious problems that Martians will face."
Zagrotskyy then added that `Cardiovascular systems, bones, and muscles weaker than Earthlings will make even the simplest tasks very difficult.''Fractures will easily come to them.'
bellho@sportschosun.com
