What skin colour would living permanently on the moon select for?

The context:

There is a population of people surviving on a lunar-analogue's surface, descended from the crew of a crashed spaceship. The rest of their society is not relevant to the question, but their technology includes cobbled together habitats and void suits that protect against some solar radiation but not all (an arbitrary amount that allows them to maintain a population, but not necessarily easily).

The question:

What skin colour would this select for? I'd initially say a pallid white given the lack of UV exposure, but I've recently stumbled upon research which suggest melanin provides at least some protection against gamma radiation: https://www.news-medical.net/amp/news/20110824/Melanin-also-protects-from-ionizing-radiation.aspx

The question is, what skintone would partial protection from gamma radiation on a longstanding permanent lunar culture select for?

For reference, this is for an art project where colour palette will be important, so injecting some realism into the skintone and working from there would be the way to go.

posted over 6 years ago

Ynneadwraith‭

1 reputation 5 0 0 0