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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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April 2019Laboratory evidence for co-condensed oxygen- and carbon-rich meteoritic stardust from nova outbursts

Haenecour, P., Howe, J. Y., Zega, T. J., Amari, S., Lodders, K., José, J., … Muto, A. (2019). Laboratory evidence for co-condensed oxygen- and carbon-rich meteoritic stardust from nova outbursts. Nature Astronomy. doi:10.1038/s41550-019-0757-4

Origin and Evolution of Long-period Comets

Vokrouhlický, D., Nesvorný, D., & Dones, L. (2019). Origin and Evolution of Long-period Comets. The Astronomical Journal, 157(5), 181. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/ab13aa

Formation of short-period planets by disc migration

Carrera, D., Ford, E. B., & Izidoro, A. (2019). Formation of short-period planets by disc migration. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 486(3), 3874–3885. doi:10.1093/mnras/stz974

Climates of Warm Earth-like Planets. II. Rotational “Goldilocks” Zones for Fractional Habitability and Silicate Weathering

Jansen, T., Scharf, C., Way, M., & Genio, A. D. (2019). Climates of Warm Earth-like Planets. II. Rotational “Goldilocks” Zones for Fractional Habitability and Silicate Weathering. The Astrophysical Journal, 875(2), 79. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/ab113d

High-precision Dynamical Masses of Pre-main-sequence Stars with ALMA and Gaia

Sheehan, P. D., Wu, Y-L., Eisner, J. A., & Tobin, J. J. (2019). High-precision Dynamical Masses of Pre-main-sequence Stars with ALMA and Gaia. The Astrophysical Journal, 874(2), 136. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/ab09f9

Breezing through the Space Environment of Barnard’s Star b

Alvarado-Gómez, J. D., Garraffo, C., Drake, J. J., Brown, B. P., Oishi, J. S., Moschou, S. P., & Cohen, O. (2019). Breezing through the Space Environment of Barnard’s Star b. The Astrophysical Journal, 875(2), L12. doi:10.3847/2041-8213/ab1489

Compositional Characterization of Complex Protopeptide Libraries via Triboelectric Nanogenerator Orbitrap Mass Spectrometry

Bouza, M., Li, A., Forsythe, J. G., Petrov, A., Wang, Z. L., & Fernández, F. M. (2019). Compositional Characterization of Complex Protopeptide Libraries via Triboelectric Nanogenerator Orbitrap Mass Spectrometry. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. doi:10.1002/rcm.8469

Discovery of a Compact Companion to a Nearby Star

Kane, S. R., Dalba, P. A., Horner, J., Li, Z., Wittenmyer, R. A., Horch, E. P., … Everett, M. E. (2019). Discovery of a Compact Companion to a Nearby Star. The Astrophysical Journal, 875(1), 74. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/ab0e74

Complete arsenic-based respiratory cycle in the marine microbial communities of pelagic oxygen-deficient zones

Saunders, J. K., Fuchsman, C. A., McKay, C., & Rocap, G. (2019). Complete arsenic-based respiratory cycle in the marine microbial communities of pelagic oxygen-deficient zones. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, None, 201818349. doi:10.1073/pnas.1818349116

The influence of plate tectonic style on melt production and CO2 outgassing flux at mid-ocean ridges

Fuentes, J. J., Crowley, J. W., Dasgupta, R., & Mitrovica, J. X. (2019). The influence of plate tectonic style on melt production and CO2 outgassing flux at mid-ocean ridges. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 511, 154–163. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2019.01.020

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