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Microscale habitats are a particular challenge{{refn|name=microenvironments|(see section 3.8. The issue of scale: detecting microbial microenvironments, page 904 of<ref name=MarsSpecialRegions2014/>).
{{quote|Finding 3-10: Determining the continuity/heterogeneityof microscale conditions over time and space is a majorchallenge to interpreting when and where Special Regionsoccur on Mars}}}}. The microenvironments can include vapour aerosols in the atmosphere or within soil cavities, porous rocks etc, vapor-phase water or liquid coming off ice, deliquescing salts, aqueous films on rock or soil grains, thermal springs, and condensation of dew{{refn|name=chaotropic|
Table7.Summary of Potential Microscale Environments on Mars of Potential Relevanceto Terrestrial Microbes
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