Textbook Illustration from "Experimental Physiology Volume 106, Issue 12," Dec. 2021
On Earth, a 80kg man weighs 30.4kg on Mars (0.38g). But on a 1.2 gravity ball of rock, he's 96kg.
The blood gets pulled to his feet while his heart has to work 20% harder just to stay conscious. Definitely no vacation spot for Ithaca's crew.📉❤️
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