Plausible Martian Habitats
Unfrozen brine in cryopegs and fracture networks provides habitats for the survival and growth of organisms both within and under frozen rocky materials on Earth and, by analogy, could provide habitats on Mars.
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PIA14471
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October 13, 2009
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JPL
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