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===Microbes imbibe water down to 60% external humidity in micropores in gypsum pillars=== |
===Microbes imbibe water down to 60% external humidity in micropores in gypsum pillars=== |
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Microbes also inhabit Gypsum deposits (CaSO<sub>4</sub>.2H<sub>2</sub>O), however Gypsum doesn't deliquesce. Researchers found that the regions of the desert that had microbial colonies within the gypsum correlated with regions with over 60% relative humidity for a significant part of the year. They also found that the microbes imbibed water whenever the humidity increased above 60% and gradually became desiccated when it was below that figure.<ref name="WierzchosCámara2011">{{cite journal|url=https:// |
Microbes also inhabit Gypsum deposits (CaSO<sub>4</sub>.2H<sub>2</sub>O), however Gypsum doesn't deliquesce. Researchers found that the regions of the desert that had microbial colonies within the gypsum correlated with regions with over 60% relative humidity for a significant part of the year. They also found that the microbes imbibed water whenever the humidity increased above 60% and gradually became desiccated when it was below that figure.<ref name="WierzchosCámara2011">{{cite journal|url=https://scholar.google.com/scholar?cluster=7084099818676232737&hl=en&as_sdt=0,5&authuser=1|last1=Wierzchos|first1=J.|last2=Cámara|first2=B.|last3=De Los Ríos|first3=A.|last4=Davila|first4=A. F.|last5=Sánchez Almazo|first5=I. M.|last6=Artieda|first6=O.|last7=Wierzchos|first7=K.|last8=Gómez-Silva|first8=B.|last9=Mckay|first9=C.|last10=Ascaso|first10=C.|title=Microbial colonization of Ca-sulfate crusts in the hyperarid core of the Atacama Desert: implications for the search for life on Mars|journal=Geobiology|volume=9|issue=1|year=2011|pages=44–60|issn=1472-4677|doi=10.1111/j.1472-4669.2010.00254.x|pmid=20726901}}</ref> |
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===Possible relevance to Mars=== |
===Possible relevance to Mars=== |
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