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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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February 2018Infrared Spectroscopy of Matrix-Isolated Neutral and Ionized Anthracoronene in Argon

De Barros, A. L. F., Mattioda, A. L., Korsmeyer, J. M., & Ricca, A. (2018). Infrared Spectroscopy of Matrix-Isolated Neutral and Ionized Anthracoronene in Argon. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 122(9), 2361–2375. doi:10.1021/acs.jpca.7b11467

High-resolution IR absorption spectroscopy of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the 3 μm region: role of hydrogenation and alkylation

Maltseva, E., Mackie, C. J., Candian, A., Petrignani, A., Huang, X., Lee, T. J., … Buma, W. J. (2018). High-resolution IR absorption spectroscopy of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the 3 μm region: role of hydrogenation and alkylation. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 610, A65. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201732102

Reactive Oxygen Species: Radical Factors in the Evolution of Animal Life

Taverne, Y. J., Merkus, D., Bogers, A. J., Halliwell, B., Duncker, D. J., & Lyons, T. W. (2018). Reactive Oxygen Species: Radical Factors in the Evolution of Animal Life. BioEssays, 40(3), 1700158. doi:10.1002/bies.201700158

The Orbit of the Companion to HD 100453A: Binary-driven Spiral Arms in a Protoplanetary Disk

Wagner, K., Dong, R., Sheehan, P., Apai, D., Kasper, M., McClure, M., … Fung, J. (2018). The Orbit of the Companion to HD 100453A: Binary-driven Spiral Arms in a Protoplanetary Disk. The Astrophysical Journal, 854(2), 130. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/aaa767

The origin of the Moon within a terrestrial synestia

Lock, S. J., Stewart, S. T., Petaev, M. I., Leinhardt, Z. M., Mace, M. T., Jacobsen, S. B., & Ćuk, M. (2018). The origin of the Moon within a terrestrial synestia. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets. doi:10.1002/2017je005333

Surface clay formation during short-term warmer and wetter conditions on a largely cold ancient Mars

Bishop, J. L., Fairén, A. G., Michalski, J. R., Gago-Duport, L., Baker, L. L., Velbel, M. A., … Rampe, E. B. (2018). Surface clay formation during short-term warmer and wetter conditions on a largely cold ancient Mars. Nature Astronomy, 2(3), 206–213. doi:10.1038/s41550-017-0377-9

Development of a mixed seawater-hydrothermal fluid geochemical signature during alteration of volcanic rocks in the Archean (∼2.7 Ga) Abitibi Greenstone Belt, Canada

Brengman, L. A., & Fedo, C. M. (2018). Development of a mixed seawater-hydrothermal fluid geochemical signature during alteration of volcanic rocks in the Archean (∼2.7 Ga) Abitibi Greenstone Belt, Canada. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. doi:10.1016/j.gca.2018.02.019

The Habitability of Proxima Centauri b: Environmental States and Observational Discriminants

Meadows, V. S., Arney, G. N., Schwieterman, E. W., Lustig-Yaeger, J., Lincowski, A. P., Robinson, T., … Crisp, D. (2018). The Habitability of Proxima Centauri b: Environmental States and Observational Discriminants. Astrobiology, 18(2), 133–189. doi:10.1089/ast.2016.1589

Subcritical water extraction of amino acids from Mars analog soils

Noell, A. C., Fisher, A. M., Fors-Francis, K., & Sherrit, S. (2018). Subcritical water extraction of amino acids from Mars analog soils. ELECTROPHORESIS. doi:10.1002/elps.201700459

January 2018Vital Signs: Seismology of Icy Ocean Worlds

Vance, S. D., Kedar, S., Panning, M. P., Stähler, S. C., Bills, B. G., Lorenz, R. D., … Rhoden, A. R. (2018). Vital Signs: Seismology of Icy Ocean Worlds. Astrobiology, 18(1), 37–53. doi:10.1089/ast.2016.1612

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