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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 2022Hierarchical Bayesian Atmospheric Retrieval Modeling for Population Studies of Exoplanet Atmospheres: A Case Study on the Habitable Zone

Lustig-Yaeger, J., Sotzen, K. S., Stevenson, K. B., Luger, R., May, E. M., Mayorga, L. C., … Izenberg, N. R. (2022). Hierarchical Bayesian Atmospheric Retrieval Modeling for Population Studies of Exoplanet Atmospheres: A Case Study on the Habitable Zone. The Astronomical Journal, 163(3), 140. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/ac5034

Signs of late infall and possible planet formation around DR Tau using VLT/SPHERE and LBTI/LMIRCam

Mesa, D., Ginski, C., Gratton, R., Ertel, S., Wagner, K., Bonavita, M., … Vigan, A. (2022). Signs of late infall and possible planet formation around DR Tau using VLT/SPHERE and LBTI/LMIRCam. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 658, A63. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202142219

TRAPPIST-1: Dynamical analysis of the transit-timing variations and origin of the resonant chain

Teyssandier, J., Libert, A-S., & Agol, E. (2022). TRAPPIST-1: Dynamical analysis of the transit-timing variations and origin of the resonant chain. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 658, A170. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202142377

A New Perspective on the Interiors of Ice-rich Planets: Ice–Rock Mixture Instead of Ice on Top of Rock

Vazan, A., Sari, R. e., & Kessel, R. (2022). A New Perspective on the Interiors of Ice-rich Planets: Ice–Rock Mixture Instead of Ice on Top of Rock. The Astrophysical Journal, 926(2), 150. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/ac458c

Chemical characteristics of iron meteorite parent bodies

Hilton, C. D., Ash, R. D., & Walker, R. J. (2022). Chemical characteristics of iron meteorite parent bodies. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 318, 112–125. doi:10.1016/j.gca.2021.11.035

Quantitative and Compositional Analysis of Trace Amino Acids in Icy Moon Analogues Using a Microcapillary Electrophoresis Laser-Induced Fluorescence Detection System

Duca, Z. A., Craft, K. L., Cable, M. L., & Stockton, A. M. (2022). Quantitative and Compositional Analysis of Trace Amino Acids in Icy Moon Analogues Using a Microcapillary Electrophoresis Laser-Induced Fluorescence Detection System. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry. doi:10.1021/acsearthspacechem.1c00297

Uniform initial 10Be/9Be inferred from refractory inclusions in CV3, CO3, CR2, and CH/CB chondrites

Dunham, E. T., Wadhwa, M., Desch, S. J., Liu, M. C., Fukuda, K., Kita, N., … Fujimoto, Y. (2022). Uniform initial 10Be/9Be inferred from refractory inclusions in CV3, CO3, CR2, and CH/CB chondrites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. doi:10.1016/j.gca.2022.02.002

Impact-formed complex diamond-graphite nanostructures

Németh, P., McColl, K., Garvie, L. A. J., Corà, F., Salzmann, C. G., & McMillan, P. F. (2022). Impact-formed complex diamond-graphite nanostructures. Resolution and Discovery. doi:10.1556/2051.2021.00089

Scaling laws in enzyme function reveal a new kind of biochemical universality

Gagler, D. C., Karas, B., Kempes, C. P., Malloy, J., Mierzejewski, V., Goldman, A. D., … Walker, S. I. (2022). Scaling laws in enzyme function reveal a new kind of biochemical universality. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(9), None. doi:10.1073/pnas.2106655119

Cyanide as a primordial reductant enables a protometabolic reductive glyoxylate pathway

Yadav, M., Pulletikurti, S., Yerabolu, J. R., & Krishnamurthy, R. (2022). Cyanide as a primordial reductant enables a protometabolic reductive glyoxylate pathway. Nature Chemistry, 14(2), 170–178. doi:10.1038/s41557-021-00878-w

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