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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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January 2020Probing the Evolutionary History of Comets: An Investigation of the Hypervolatiles CO, CH4, and C2H6 in the Jupiter-family Comet 21P/Giacobini–Zinner

Roth, N. X., Gibb, E. L., Bonev, B. P., DiSanti, M. A., Russo, N. D., McKay, A. J., … Shou, Y. (2020). Probing the Evolutionary History of Comets: An Investigation of the Hypervolatiles CO, CH4, and C2H6 in the Jupiter-family Comet 21P/Giacobini–Zinner. The Astronomical Journal, 159(2), 42. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/ab536b

Large-Area Triboelectric Nanogenerator Mass Spectrometry: Expanded Coverage, Double-Bond Pinpointing, and Supercharging

Bouza, M., Li, Y., Wu, C., Guo, H., Wang, Z. L., & Fernández, F. M. (2020). Large-Area Triboelectric Nanogenerator Mass Spectrometry: Expanded Coverage, Double-Bond Pinpointing, and Supercharging. Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry, 31(3), 727–734. doi:10.1021/jasms.0c00002

Magnetic Properties of Asteroid (162173) Ryugu

Hercik, D., Auster, H., Constantinescu, D., Blum, J., FornaçOn, K., Fujimoto, M., … Glassmeier, K. (2020). Magnetic Properties of Asteroid (162173) Ryugu. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets. doi:10.1029/2019je006035

A novel PARAFAC model for continental hot springs reveals unique dissolved organic carbon compositions

Nye, J., Shock, E., & Hartnett, H. (2020). A novel PARAFAC model for continental hot springs reveals unique dissolved organic carbon compositions. Organic Geochemistry, None, 103964. doi:10.1016/j.orggeochem.2019.103964

Detecting and Characterizing Water Vapor in the Atmospheres of Earth Analogs through Observation of the 0.94 μm Feature in Reflected Light

Smith, A. J. R. W., Katherina Feng, Y., Fortney, J. J., Robinson, T. D., Marley, M. S., Lupu, R. E., & Lewis, N. K. (2020). Detecting and Characterizing Water Vapor in the Atmospheres of Earth Analogs through Observation of the 0.94 μm Feature in Reflected Light. The Astronomical Journal, 159(2), 36. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/ab5a8a

Bioenergetic constraints on the origin of autotrophic metabolism

Boyd, E. S., Amenabar, M. J., Poudel, S., & Templeton, A. S. (2020). Bioenergetic constraints on the origin of autotrophic metabolism. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 378(2165), 20190151. doi:10.1098/rsta.2019.0151

Outgassing from the OSIRIS-REx sample return capsule: characterization and mitigation

Sandford, S. A., Bierhaus, E. B., Antreasian, P., Leonard, J., Materese, C. K., May, C. W., … Rizk, B. (2020). Outgassing from the OSIRIS-REx sample return capsule: characterization and mitigation. Acta Astronautica, 166, 391–399. doi:10.1016/j.actaastro.2019.07.043

The Energy Budgets of Giant Impacts

Carter, P. J., Lock, S. J., & Stewart, S. T. (2020). The Energy Budgets of Giant Impacts. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 125(1), None. doi:10.1029/2019je006042

December 2019The Effect of Land Fraction and Host Star Spectral Energy Distribution on the Planetary Albedo of Terrestrial Worlds

Rushby, A. J., Shields, A. L., & Joshi, M. (2019). The Effect of Land Fraction and Host Star Spectral Energy Distribution on the Planetary Albedo of Terrestrial Worlds. The Astrophysical Journal, 887(1), 29. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/ab4da6

Lithium mineral evolution and ecology: comparison with boron and beryllium

Grew, E. S., Hystad, G., Toapanta, M. P. C., Eleish, A., Ostroverkhova, A., Golden, J., & Hazen, R. M. (2019). Lithium mineral evolution and ecology: comparison with boron and beryllium. European Journal of Mineralogy, 31(4), 755–774. doi:10.1127/ejm/2019/0031-2862

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