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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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March 2022The Case for Technosignatures: Why They May Be Abundant, Long-lived, Highly Detectable, and Unambiguous

Wright, J. T., Haqq-Misra, J., Frank, A., Kopparapu, R., Lingam, M., & Sheikh, S. Z. (2022). The Case for Technosignatures: Why They May Be Abundant, Long-lived, Highly Detectable, and Unambiguous. The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 927(2), L30. doi:10.3847/2041-8213/ac5824

Overcoming universal restrictions on metal selectivity by protein design

Choi, T. S., & Akif Tezcan, F. (2022). Overcoming universal restrictions on metal selectivity by protein design. Nature, 603(7901), 522–527. doi:10.1038/s41586-022-04469-8

The expanding network of mineral chemistry throughout earth history reveals global shifts in crustal chemistry during the Proterozoic

Moore, E. K., Golden, J. J., Morrison, S. M., Hao, J., & Spielman, S. J. (2022). The expanding network of mineral chemistry throughout earth history reveals global shifts in crustal chemistry during the Proterozoic. Scientific Reports, 12(1), None. doi:10.1038/s41598-022-08650-x

Confirming the 3:2 Resonance Chain of K2-138

MacDonald, M. G., Feil, L., Quinn, T., & Rice, D. (2022). Confirming the 3:2 Resonance Chain of K2-138. The Astronomical Journal, 163(4), 162. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/ac524c

Sierra Gorda 013: Unusual CBa‐like chondrite

Ivanova, M. A., Lorenz, C. A., Humayun, M., Yang, S., Ma, C., Teplyakova, S. N., … Korochantsev, A. V. (2022). Sierra Gorda 013: Unusual CBa‐like chondrite. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 57(3), 657–682. doi:10.1111/maps.13786

Non‐protein amino acids identified in carbon‐rich Hayabusa particles

Parker, E. T., Chan, Q. H. S., Glavin, D. P., & Dworkin, J. P. (2022). Non‐protein amino acids identified in carbon‐rich Hayabusa particles. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 57(4), 776–793. doi:10.1111/maps.13794

Downward Oxidant Transport Through Europa's Ice Shell by Density‐Driven Brine Percolation

Hesse, M. A., Jordan, J. S., Vance, S. D., & Oza, A. V. (2022). Downward Oxidant Transport Through Europa's Ice Shell by Density‐Driven Brine Percolation. Geophysical Research Letters, 49(5), None. doi:10.1029/2021gl095416

Petrogenesis of Northwest Africa 8686: A ferroan olivine‐phyric shergottite

Nicklas, R. W., Day, J. M. D., Vaci, Z., & Udry, A. (2022). Petrogenesis of Northwest Africa 8686: A ferroan olivine‐phyric shergottite. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi:10.1111/maps.13805

February 2022The origin of volatile elements in the Earth–Moon system

Borg, L. E., Brennecka, G. A., & Kruijer, T. S. (2022). The origin of volatile elements in the Earth–Moon system. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(8), None. doi:10.1073/pnas.2115726119

Differential Oligomerization of Alpha versus Beta Amino Acids and Hydroxy Acids in Abiotic Proto-Peptide Synthesis Reactions

Frenkel-Pinter, M., Jacobson, K. C., Eskew-Martin, J., Forsythe, J. G., Grover, M. A., Williams, L. D., & Hud, N. V. (2022). Differential Oligomerization of Alpha versus Beta Amino Acids and Hydroxy Acids in Abiotic Proto-Peptide Synthesis Reactions. Life, 12(2), 265. doi:10.3390/life12020265

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