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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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April 2023Characterization of microbiomic and geochemical compositions across the photosynthetic fringe

Weeks, K., Trembath-Reichert, E., Boyer, G., Fecteau, K., Howells, A., De Martini, F., … Shock, E. L. (2023). Characterization of microbiomic and geochemical compositions across the photosynthetic fringe. Frontiers in Microbiology, 14, None. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2023.1176606

The potential of glyoxylate as a prebiotic source molecule and a reactant in protometabolic pathways—The glyoxylose reaction

Krishnamurthy, R., & Liotta, C. L. (2023). The potential of glyoxylate as a prebiotic source molecule and a reactant in protometabolic pathways—The glyoxylose reaction. Chem, 9(4), 784–797. doi:10.1016/j.chempr.2023.03.007

Phosphate availability and implications for life on ocean worlds

Randolph-Flagg, N. G., Ely, T., Som, S. M., Shock, E. L., German, C. R., & Hoehler, T. M. (2023). Phosphate availability and implications for life on ocean worlds. Nature Communications, 14(1), None. doi:10.1038/s41467-023-37770-9

Surface pressure impact on nitrogen-dominated USP super-Earths atmospheres

Chouqar, J., Lustig-Yaeger, J., Benkhaldoun, Z., Szentgyorgyi, A., Jabiri, A., & Soubkiou, A. (2023). Surface pressure impact on nitrogen-dominated USP super-Earths atmospheres. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. doi:10.1093/mnras/stad1034

Atomically Precise Detection and Manipulation of Nitrogen-Vacancy Centers in Nanodiamonds

Hudak, B. M., & Stroud, R. M. (2023). Atomically Precise Detection and Manipulation of Nitrogen-Vacancy Centers in Nanodiamonds. ACS Nano. doi:10.1021/acsnano.2c10122

Technical comment on “Reexamination of 2.5-Ga ‘whiff’ of oxygen interval points to anoxic ocean before GOE”

Anbar, A. D., Buick, R., Gordon, G. W., Johnson, A. C., Kendall, B., Lyons, T. W., … Stüeken, E. E. (2023). Technical comment on “Reexamination of 2.5-Ga ‘whiff’ of oxygen interval points to anoxic ocean before GOE”. Science Advances, 9(14), None. doi:10.1126/sciadv.abq3736

Viruses of sulfur oxidizing phototrophs encode genes for pigment, carbon, and sulfur metabolisms

Hesketh-Best, P. J., Bosco-Santos, A., Garcia, S. L., O’Beirne, M. D., Werne, J. P., Gilhooly, W. P., & Silveira, C. B. (2023). Viruses of sulfur oxidizing phototrophs encode genes for pigment, carbon, and sulfur metabolisms. Communications Earth & Environment, 4(1), None. doi:10.1038/s43247-023-00796-4

Phosphorus availability on the early Earth and the impacts of life

Walton, C. R., Ewens, S., Coates, J. D., Blake, R. E., Planavsky, N. J., Reinhard, C., … Pasek, M. A. (2023). Phosphorus availability on the early Earth and the impacts of life. Nature Geoscience. doi:10.1038/s41561-023-01167-6

Formation of Amino Acids and Carboxylic Acids in Weakly Reducing Planetary Atmospheres by Solar Energetic Particles from the Young Sun

Kobayashi, K., Ise, J-I., Aoki, R., Kinoshita, M., Naito, K., Udo, T., … Airapetian, V. S. (2023). Formation of Amino Acids and Carboxylic Acids in Weakly Reducing Planetary Atmospheres by Solar Energetic Particles from the Young Sun. Life, 13(5), 1103. doi:10.3390/life13051103

No magma ocean surface after giant impacts between rocky planets

Caracas, R., & Stewart, S. T. (2023). No magma ocean surface after giant impacts between rocky planets. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 608, 118014. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2023.118014

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