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: "Based on the results of our experiment, we expect this soft ice that can liquify perhaps a few days per year, perhaps a few hours a day, almost anywhere on Mars. --- This is a small amount of liquid water. But for a bacteria, that would be a huge swimming pool ... So, a small amount of water is enough for you to be able to create conditions for Mars to be habitable today. And we believe this is possible in the shallow subsurface, and even the surface of the Mars polar region for a few hours per day during the spring."
: transcript from 2 minutes into the video onwards


There are many other suggestions of potential surface microhabitats covered in this article, including some in the equatorial regions. If these exist, any extant life that might inhabit them faces additional challenges including:
There are many other suggestions of potential surface microhabitats covered in this article, including some in the equatorial regions. If these exist, any extant life that might inhabit them faces additional challenges including:
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