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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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December 2018Experimentally investigating the origin of DNA/RNA on early Earth

Krishnamurthy, R. (2018). Experimentally investigating the origin of DNA/RNA on early Earth. Nature Communications, 9(1), None. doi:10.1038/s41467-018-07212-y

Primary Productivity was Limited by Electron Donors Prior to the Advent of Oxygenic Photosynthesis

Ward, L. M., Rasmussen, B., & Fischer, W. W. (2018). Primary Productivity was Limited by Electron Donors Prior to the Advent of Oxygenic Photosynthesis. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences. doi:10.1029/2018jg004679

The Paleomineralogy of the Hadean Eon Revisited

Morrison, S., Runyon, S., & Hazen, R. (2018). The Paleomineralogy of the Hadean Eon Revisited. Life, 8(4), 64. doi:10.3390/life8040064

The little dippers: transits of star-grazing exocomets?

Ansdell, M., Gaidos, E., Jacobs, T. L., Mann, A., Manara, C. F., Kennedy, G. M., … Frasca, A. (2018). The little dippers: transits of star-grazing exocomets? Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 483(3), 3579–3591. doi:10.1093/mnras/sty3289

Exoplanet Science Strategy

, ., , ., , ., , ., & , . (2018). Exoplanet Science Strategy. None. doi:10.17226/25187

Biogeography of thermophiles and predominance of Thermus scotoductus in domestic water heaters

Wilpiszeski, R. L., Zhang, Z., & House, C. H. (2018). Biogeography of thermophiles and predominance of Thermus scotoductus in domestic water heaters. Extremophiles, 23(1), 119–132. doi:10.1007/s00792-018-1066-z

Considering planetary environments in origin of life studies

Barge, L. M. (2018). Considering planetary environments in origin of life studies. Nature Communications, 9(1), None. doi:10.1038/s41467-018-07493-3

Scientific Domain Knowledge Improves Exoplanet Transit Classification with Deep Learning

Ansdell, M., Ioannou, Y., Osborn, H. P., Sasdelli, M., Smith, J. C., Caldwell, D., … , . (2018). Scientific Domain Knowledge Improves Exoplanet Transit Classification with Deep Learning. The Astrophysical Journal, 869(1), L7. doi:10.3847/2041-8213/aaf23b

Explicit cloud representation in the Atmos 1D climate model for Earth and rocky planet applications

Fauchez, T., , ., Arney, G., Kumar Kopparapu, R., Domagal Goldman, S., , ., … , . (2018). Explicit cloud representation in the <i>Atmos</i> 1D climate model for Earth and rocky planet applications. AIMS Geosciences, 4(4), 180–191. doi:10.3934/geosci.2018.4.180

Climate Modeling of a Potential ExoVenus

Kane, S. R., Ceja, A. Y., Way, M. J., & Quintana, E. V. (2018). Climate Modeling of a Potential ExoVenus. The Astrophysical Journal, 869(1), 46. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/aaec68

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