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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 2024HIDALGO: A FUN object from the earliest epoch of the solar system’s history

Liu, M-C., Matsuda, N., McKeegan, K. D., Dunham, E. T., & McCain, K. A. (2024). HIDALGO: A FUN object from the earliest epoch of the solar system’s history. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. doi:10.1016/j.gca.2024.08.015

Climate Regimes across the Habitable Zone: A Comparison of Synchronous Rocky M and K Dwarf Planets

Lobo, A. H., & Shields, A. L. (2024). Climate Regimes across the Habitable Zone: A Comparison of Synchronous Rocky M and K Dwarf Planets. The Astrophysical Journal, 972(1), 71. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/ad58bb

Copper isotope fractionation during asteroid core solidification

Ni, P., Zhan, Y., Chabot, N. L., Ryan, C. J., Zhu, K., Nie, N. X., … Shahar, A. (2024). Copper isotope fractionation during asteroid core solidification. Geochemical Perspectives Letters, 31, 49–53. doi:10.7185/geochemlet.2432

Evaluating Pigments as a Biosignature: Abiotic/Prebiotic Synthesis of Pigments and Pigment Mimics in Planetary Environments

Rodriguez, L. E., Weber, J. M., & Barge, L. M. (2024). Evaluating Pigments as a Biosignature: Abiotic/Prebiotic Synthesis of Pigments and Pigment Mimics in Planetary Environments. Astrobiology, 24(8), 767–782. doi:10.1089/ast.2023.0006

The CUISINES Framework for Conducting Exoplanet Model Intercomparison Projects, Version 1.0

Sohl, L. E., Fauchez, T. J., Domagal-Goldman, S., Christie, D. A., Deitrick, R., Haqq-Misra, J., … Chaverot, G. (2024). The CUISINES Framework for Conducting Exoplanet Model Intercomparison Projects, Version 1.0. The Planetary Science Journal, 5(8), 175. doi:10.3847/psj/ad5830

Late Pebble Accretion of Comet 81P/Wild 2 Nucleus: Evidence from a Plagioclase-bearing Chondrule Fragment, Pyxie

Zhang, M., Zolensky, M. E., Fukuda, K., Nakashima, D., Weisberg, M. K., & Kita, N. T. (2024). Late Pebble Accretion of Comet 81P/Wild 2 Nucleus: Evidence from a Plagioclase-bearing Chondrule Fragment, Pyxie. The Astrophysical Journal, 971(1), 12. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/ad55cc

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

PO and PN in the Envelope of VY Canis Majoris: Elucidating the Chemistry and Origin of Phosphorus

Ravi, R., Singh, A. P., Richards, A. M. S., Humphreys, R. M., Decin, L., & Ziurys, L. M. (2024). PO and PN in the Envelope of VY Canis Majoris: Elucidating the Chemistry and Origin of Phosphorus. The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 971(2), L43. doi:10.3847/2041-8213/ad6660

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Podio, L., Ceccarelli, C., Codella, C., Sabatini, G., Segura-Cox, D., Balucani, N., … Yamamoto, S. (2024). FAUST. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 688, L22. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202450742

Mafic slab melt contributions to Proterozoic massif-type anorthosites

Keller, D. S., Lee, C-T., Peck, W. H., Monteleone, B. D., Martin, C., Vervoort, J. D., & Bolge, L. (2024). Mafic slab melt contributions to Proterozoic massif-type anorthosites. Science Advances, 10(33), None. doi:10.1126/sciadv.adn3976

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