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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 2016pH-controlled reaction divergence of decarboxylation versus fragmentation in reactions of dihydroxyfumarate with glyoxylate and formaldehyde: parallels to biological pathways

Butch, C. J., Wang, J., Gu, J., Vindas, R., Crowe, J., Pollet, P., … Liotta, C. L. (2016). pH-controlled reaction divergence of decarboxylation versus fragmentation in reactions of dihydroxyfumarate with glyoxylate and formaldehyde: parallels to biological pathways. Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry, 29(7), 352–360. doi:10.1002/poc.3542

Multimodal Vacuum-Assisted Plasma Ion (VaPI) Source with Transmission Mode and Laser Ablation Sampling Capabilities

Keelor, J. D., Farnsworth, P. B., L. Weber, A., Abbott-Lyon, H., & Fernández, F. M. (2016). Multimodal Vacuum-Assisted Plasma Ion (VaPI) Source with Transmission Mode and Laser Ablation Sampling Capabilities. Journal of The American Society for Mass Spectrometry, 27(5), 897–907. doi:10.1007/s13361-016-1354-8

At the interface of silica glass and compressed silica aerogel in Stardust track 10: Comet Wild 2 is not a goldmine

Rietmeijer, F. J. M. (2016). Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 51(3), 574–583. doi:10.1111/maps.12608

New multi-scale perspectives on the stromatolites of Shark Bay, Western Australia

Suosaari, E. P., Reid, R. P., Playford, P. E., Foster, J. S., Stolz, J. F., Casaburi, G., … Hagan, P. D. (2016). Scientific Reports, 6(None), 20557. doi:10.1038/srep20557

PATtyFams: Protein Families for the Microbial Genomes in the PATRIC Database

Davis, J. J., Gerdes, S., Olsen, G. J., Olson, R., Pusch, G. D., Shukla, M., … Vonstein, V. (2016). Frontiers in Microbiology, 7(None), None. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2016.00118

Martian Superoxide and Peroxide O 2 Release (OR) Assay: A New Technology for Terrestrial and Planetary Applications

Georgiou, C. D., Zisimopoulos, D., Panagiotidis, K., Grintzalis, K., Papapostolou, I., Quinn, R. C., … McKay, C. P. (2016). Astrobiology, 16(2), 126–142. doi:10.1089/ast.2015.1345

Linkages between mineralogy, fluid chemistry, and microbial communities within hydrothermal chimneys from the Endeavour Segment, Juan de Fuca Ridge

Lin, T. J., Ver Eecke, H. C., Breves, E. A., Dyar, M. D., Jamieson, J. W., Hannington, M. D., … Dahle, H. (2016). Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst., 17(2), 300–323. doi:10.1002/2015gc006091

IDENTIFYING PLANETARY BIOSIGNATURE IMPOSTORS: SPECTRAL FEATURES OF CO AND O4RESULTING FROM ABIOTIC O2/O3PRODUCTION

Schwieterman, E. W., Meadows, V. S., Domagal-Goldman, S. D., Deming, D., Arney, G. N., Luger, R., … Harman, C. E. (2016). The Astrophysical Journal, 819(1), L13. doi:10.3847/2041-8205/819/1/l13

Free energy distribution and hydrothermal mineral precipitation in Hadean submarine alkaline vent systems: Importance of iron redox reactions under anoxic conditions

Shibuya, T., Russell, M. J., & Takai, K. (2016). Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 175(None), 1–19. doi:10.1016/j.gca.2015.11.021

Divergence time estimates and the evolution of major lineages in the florideophyte red algae

Yang, E. C., Boo, S. M., Bhattacharya, D., Saunders, G. W., Knoll, A. H., Fredericq, S., … Graf, L. (2016). Scientific Reports, 6(None), 21361. doi:10.1038/srep21361

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