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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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November 2015Capabilities and performance of the Automated Planet Finder telescope with the implementation of a dynamic scheduler

Burt, J., Holden, B., Hanson, R., Laughlin, G., Vogt, S., Butler, P., … Deich, W. (2015). Capabilities and performance of the Automated Planet Finder telescope with the implementation of a dynamic scheduler. Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems, 1(4), 044003. doi:10.1117/1.jatis.1.4.044003

Photoevaporation and Disk Dispersal

Gorti, U. (2015). Photoevaporation and Disk Dispersal. Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, 10(S314), 153–158. doi:10.1017/s1743921315006420

PERSPECTIVE

PERSPECTIVE (2015). Elements, 11(6), 384–385. doi:10.2113/gselements.11.6.384

In situ Detection of Microbial Life in the Deep Biosphere in Igneous Ocean Crust

Salas, E. C., Bhartia, R., Anderson, L., Hug, W. F., Reid, R. D., Iturrino, G., & Edwards, K. J. (2015). In situ Detection of Microbial Life in the Deep Biosphere in Igneous Ocean Crust. Frontiers in Microbiology, 6, None. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2015.01260

SIX PLANETS ORBITING HD 219134

Vogt, S. S., Burt, J., Meschiari, S., Butler, R. P., Henry, G. W., Wang, S., … Laughlin, G. (2015). SIX PLANETS ORBITING HD 219134. The Astrophysical Journal, 814(1), 12. doi:10.1088/0004-637x/814/1/12

Structure, Anharmonic Vibrational Frequencies, and Intensities of NNHNN+

Yu, Q., Bowman, J. M., Fortenberry, R. C., Mancini, J. S., Lee, T. J., Crawford, T. D., … Francisco, J. S. (2015). Structure, Anharmonic Vibrational Frequencies, and Intensities of NNHNN+. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 119(47), 11623–11631. doi:10.1021/acs.jpca.5b09682

Nucleoside phosphorylation by the mineral schreibersite

Gull, M., Mojica, M. A., Fernández, F. M., Gaul, D. A., Orlando, T. M., Liotta, C. L., & Pasek, M. A. (2015). Nucleoside phosphorylation by the mineral schreibersite. Scientific Reports, 5(1), None. doi:10.1038/srep17198

Widespread occurrence of (per)chlorate in the Solar System

Jackson, W. A., Davila, A. F., Sears, D. W. G., Coates, J. D., McKay, C. P., Brundrett, M., … Estrada, N. (2015). Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 430(None), 470–476. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2015.09.003

Ankerite grains with dolomite cores: A diffusion chronometer for low- to medium-grade regionally metamorphosed clastic sediments

Ferry, J. M., Stubbs, J. E., Xu, H., Guan, Y., & Eiler, J. M. (2015). American Mineralogist, 100(11-12), 2443–2457. doi:10.2138/am-2015-5209

Stable Carbon Isotope Fractionation during Bacterial Acetylene Fermentation: Potential for Life Detection in Hydrocarbon-Rich Volatiles of Icy Planet(oid)s

Miller, L. G., Baesman, S. M., & Oremland, R. S. (2015). Astrobiology, 15(11), 977–986. doi:10.1089/ast.2015.1355

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