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A volcanically active planet is shown in closeup at the left side of the image with glowing eruptions and lines of lava on the surface. To the right and in the distance is a faint blue glowing ball representing the more massive planet in the system.

Sixteen frames from Voyager 1's flyby of Jupiter in 1979 were merged to create this image. Jupiter's Great Red Spot is visible in the center. Jupiter's moon Europa can be seen in the foreground at the bottom left of the image.

The frame is a horizontal rainbow of color on a grid. Shadows of molecules can be seen through the light as well as the jagged peaks and troughs of spectral lines.

Fizzy Super Earths and Lava Worlds“Fizzy Super-Earths: Impacts of Magma Composition on the Bulk Density and Structure of Lava Worlds.” in The Astrophysical Journal.01/03

Identifying Hydrothermal Activity on Icy Ocean Worlds“Ethene-ethanol ratios as potential indicators of hydrothermal activity at Enceladus, Europa, and other icy ocean worlds.” In Icarus.02/03

NASA Raman Spectroscopic Database"The NASA Raman spectroscopic database: Ramdb version 1.00.” In Icarus.03/03

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August 2024Marine sulfate sulfur isotopic evidence for enhanced terrestrial weathering and expansion of oceanic anoxia during the Devonian-Carboniferous transition

Liu, J., Luo, G., Algeo, T. J., Qie, W., Yao, L., Huang, J., & Xie, S. (2024). Marine sulfate sulfur isotopic evidence for enhanced terrestrial weathering and expansion of oceanic anoxia during the Devonian-Carboniferous transition. Global and Planetary Change, 239, 104494. doi:10.1016/j.gloplacha.2024.104494

Toward mending the marine mass balance model for nickel: Experimentally determined isotope fractionation during Ni sorption to birnessite

Wasylenki, L. E., Wells, R. M., Spivak-Birndorf, L. J., Baransky, E. J., & Frierdich, A. J. (2024). Toward mending the marine mass balance model for nickel: Experimentally determined isotope fractionation during Ni sorption to birnessite. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 379, 76–88. doi:10.1016/j.gca.2024.06.022

July 2024And now for something completely random: spatial distribution of Dickinsonia on the Ediacaran seafloor

Boan, P. C., Evans, S. D., & Droser, M. L. (2024). And now for something completely random: spatial distribution of Dickinsonia on the Ediacaran seafloor. Global and Planetary Change, 238, 104467. doi:10.1016/j.gloplacha.2024.104467

Radiolytic Effects on Biological and Abiotic Amino Acids in Shallow Subsurface Ices on Europa and Enceladus

Pavlov, A. A., McLain, H., Glavin, D. P., Elsila, J. E., Dworkin, J., House, C. H., & Zhang, Z. (2024). Radiolytic Effects on Biological and Abiotic Amino Acids in Shallow Subsurface Ices on Europa and Enceladus. Astrobiology, 24(7), 698–709. doi:10.1089/ast.2023.0120

Copper and zinc isotope compositions of pristine eucrites as analogues for differentiated planetary feedstocks

Dhaliwal, J. K., Day, J. M. D., Creech, J. B., & Moynier, F. (2024). Copper and zinc isotope compositions of pristine eucrites as analogues for differentiated planetary feedstocks. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 637, 118740. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2024.118740

Reply to “Comment on “Biostratinomy of the enigmatic tubular organism Aulozoon soliorum, the Rawnsley Quartzite, South Australia” by Surprenant et al. (2023)”

Surprenant, R. L., Gehling, J. G., Hughes, E. B., & Droser, M. L. (2024). Reply to “Comment on “Biostratinomy of the enigmatic tubular organism Aulozoon soliorum, the Rawnsley Quartzite, South Australia” by Surprenant et al. (2023)”. Gondwana Research, 131, 69–74. doi:10.1016/j.gr.2024.02.010

June 2024Retrieved Atmospheres and Inferred Surface Properties for Terrestrial Exoplanets Using Transmission and Reflected-light Spectroscopy

Gilbert-Janizek, S., Meadows, V. S., & Lustig-Yaeger, J. (2024). Retrieved Atmospheres and Inferred Surface Properties for Terrestrial Exoplanets Using Transmission and Reflected-light Spectroscopy. The Planetary Science Journal, 5(6), 148. doi:10.3847/psj/ad381e

BASE (Barberton Archean Surface Environments) – drilling Paleoarchean coastal strata of the Barberton Greenstone Belt

Heubeck, C., Beukes, N., De Kock, M., Homann, M., Javaux, E. J., Kakegawa, T., … Kunkel, C. (2024). BASE (Barberton Archean Surface Environments) – drilling Paleoarchean coastal strata of the Barberton Greenstone Belt. Scientific Drilling, 33(2), 129–172. doi:10.5194/sd-33-129-2024

Tidal Seismicity in the Moon and Implications for the Rocky Interior of Europa

Pou, L., Panning, M. P., Styczinski, M. J., Melwani Daswani, M., Nunn, C., & Vance, S. D. (2024). Tidal Seismicity in the Moon and Implications for the Rocky Interior of Europa. The Planetary Science Journal, 5(6), 142. doi:10.3847/psj/ad47bc

Exoplanet host star classification: Multi-Objective Optimisation of incomplete stellar abundance data

Zammit, M. A., Borg, J., & Adami, K. Z. (2024). Exoplanet host star classification: Multi-Objective Optimisation of incomplete stellar abundance data. RAS Techniques and Instruments. doi:10.1093/rasti/rzae020

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