Researchers at Japan’s Kyoto University and engineers at Japanese building company Kajima, the researchers said a centrifugal system could also work on Mars. The two organizations recently announced they will launch a joint study on developing the living environments.

Figure 1: A centrifugal system could work on Mars.

Figure 1 shows thatthe researchers said they plan to “develop an infrastructure” to support human life on the moon and Mars. This would involve building “artificial gravity habitats” in both places.

The huge, planned structures will be designed with living spaces, as well as small forests and waterfronts. The team is calling its moon project Lunar Glass. It says a simplified version of the structure could be built on the moon by 2050. [1]

Creating artificial gravity on the moon and Mars is just the first part of the Japanese team’s plan.They also want to build “mini-core biomes” that mimic Earth’s water and forest ecosystems in Luna Glass and Mars Glass and establish a transportation system with a “space train” that lets people enjoy artificial gravity while traveling between Earth, Mars, and the moon. [2]

The team aims to build two separate facilities called "Lunar Glass" for the moon and "Mars Glass" for Mars. The idea, according to the researchers, is as space tourism starts to become more commonplace, there must be ways to "reduce the impact on the health of people living on the moon or Mars that could be caused by low gravity," Asahi Shimbun reports.

Studies by NASA and other researchers have found that a constant state of weightlessness and traversing across different gravity fields can cause bone loss, back pain, and kidney stones. However, the joint Kyoto-Kajima team pointed out in its press statement that "research on low gravity is limited to the maintenance of the adult body and its impact on the birth and growth of children."

Further plans for "The Glass" facilities include forests and waterfronts to mimic the biodiversity of Earth along with a transportation system called the “Hexagon Space Track System," Asahi Shimbun reports. According to the researchers, this interplanetary space train will generate its own gravity while it travels between Earth, the moon, and Mars.

“Developing an artificial gravity residential facility with Kyoto University will be a watershed moment in space research,” said Takuya Ohno, an architect and researcher at Kajima, in the press statement. “We will work to make this joint research meaningful for humankind.” [3]

References:

1. https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/japanese-researchers-plan-to-recreate-earth-s-gravity-on-moon/6659357.html
2. https://www.freethink.com/space/artificial-gravity
3. https://in.mashable.com/space/34676/japanese-researchers-reveal-plans-for-massive-artificial-gravity-buildings-on-moon

Cite this article:

Sri Vasagi K (2022), Japanese Researchers Recreate Earths Level of Gravity on the Moon, Anatechmaz, pp.172