![]() ![]() We learn that this protomolecule can do many remarkable things like disassemble a spaceship in mid-air, make you hallucinate, turn you into a blue glowing hulk, or form a giant planet made of alien space stuff.Īt the end of Season 3, we discover that the protomolecule can open gateways to thousands of different solar systems which house a vast variety of habitable planets. Throughout Seasons 1–3, we gradually learn that the glowing blue space stuff (called protomolecule) is actually a molecule engineered by a super-advanced alien civilization and planted within our solar system many millions of years ago. Strange glowing blue space stuff is discovered in the solar system and a team of eclectic space miners, aboard a ship called The Rocinante, set out to investigate. Thus there are three territories: Earth, Mars, and the Belt (the residents of which are called belters). In the future, humankind has colonized Mars and the asteroid belt. Ganymede station is frequently cited as a hospitable location for childbirth due to the high density of medical science professionals among the belt and outer planets.All right, time for a super quick recap of The Expanse (spoiler warning). ![]() When possible, Belter women will relocate to Ceres station where the spin gravity allows a more predictable pregnancy and delivery. Abdominal and uterine muscles atrophy from underuse, rendering labor a very lengthy, painful, and dangerous process. They also have a variety of physical gestures not shared by people from the inner planets, due to the need for non-verbal communication during spacewalks.ĭue to the effects on the human body in low gravity, Belters have great difficulty in completing normal, healthy pregnancies. Depending on the social status of the speaker, this can be nearly impossible for non-Belters to understand. Belters that do hard physical labor, such as vacuum welders, tend to be stocky and raw-boned, while certain Belters are even described as muscular, such as Cyn (an OPA operative).īelters speak Belter Creole, a patóis of the languages spoken by the original settlers of the Belt. ![]() These physical differences along with cultural and language difference cause Belters to be dehumanized and regarded as second-class citizens by many Earth and Mars residents, since they superficially seem to be a deviation from the species norms of humans.ĭespite this, it is still possible for Belters to mitigate the negative effects of low-g, particularly through exercise and steroids. Belters also have elongated limbs and enlarged craniums. However, Belters recover faster than Earthers after periods of high-G. As a consequence, they cannot survive in Earth's gravity for very long. Humans born in the Belt are taller and thinner than those on Earth and Mars, standing 2-2.5 meters tall, and have brittle bones from growing up in low gravity. The Outer Planets Alliance (OPA) was formed to bring together the Belt and to further their interests. Although they are a weaker, less organized faction, they have started to resist the powers of Earth and Mars. They are an oppressed and mistrusted working class that provide many goods for Earth and Mars through the mining and other work facilities built on the asteroids. ![]()
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