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Novel water source for endolithic life in the hyperarid core of the Atacama Desert
J. Wierzchos
Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, MNCN-CSIC, Madrid, Spain
A. F. Davila
NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, USA
I. M. Sánchez-Almazo
Universidad de Granada CIC, Granada, Spain
M. Hajnos
Institute of Agrophysics PAN, Lublin, Poland
R. Swieboda
Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
C. Ascaso
Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, MNCN-CSIC, Madrid, Spain
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