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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 2016Metagenomic Analyses of the Autotrophic Fe(II)-Oxidizing, Nitrate-Reducing Enrichment Culture KS

He, S., Tominski, C., Kappler, A., Behrens, S., & Roden, E. E. (2016). Metagenomic Analyses of the Autotrophic Fe(II)-Oxidizing, Nitrate-Reducing Enrichment Culture KS. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 82(9), 2656–2668. doi:10.1128/aem.03493-15

The energetics of anabolism in natural settings

LaRowe, D. E., & Amend, J. P. (2016). The energetics of anabolism in natural settings. The ISME Journal, 10(6), 1285–1295. doi:10.1038/ismej.2015.227

Linkages between mineralogy, fluid chemistry, and microbial communities within hydrothermal chimneys from the Endeavour Segment, Juan de Fuca Ridge

Lin, T. J., Ver Eecke, H. C., Breves, E. A., Dyar, M. D., Jamieson, J. W., Hannington, M. D., … Holden, J. F. (2016). Linkages between mineralogy, fluid chemistry, and microbial communities within hydrothermal chimneys from the Endeavour Segment, Juan de Fuca Ridge. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 17(2), 300–323. doi:10.1002/2015gc006091

Experimental calibration of silicon and oxygen isotope fractionations between quartz and water at 250°C by in situ microanalysis of experimental products and application to zoned low δ30Si quartz overgrowths

Pollington, A. D., Kozdon, R., Anovitz, L. M., Georg, R. B., Spicuzza, M. J., & Valley, J. W. (2016). Experimental calibration of silicon and oxygen isotope fractionations between quartz and water at 250°C by in situ microanalysis of experimental products and application to zoned low δ30Si quartz overgrowths. Chemical Geology, 421, 127–142. doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2015.11.011

Free energy distribution and hydrothermal mineral precipitation in Hadean submarine alkaline vent systems: Importance of iron redox reactions under anoxic conditions

Shibuya, T., Russell, M. J., & Takai, K. (2016). Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 175(None), 1–19. doi:10.1016/j.gca.2015.11.021

Trait Heritability in Major Transitions

Herron, M. D., Zamani-Dahaj, S. A., & Ratcliff, W. C. (2016). Trait Heritability in Major Transitions. None. doi:10.1101/041830

pH-controlled reaction divergence of decarboxylation versus fragmentation in reactions of dihydroxyfumarate with glyoxylate and formaldehyde: parallels to biological pathways

Butch, C. J., Wang, J., Gu, J., Vindas, R., Crowe, J., Pollet, P., … Liotta, C. L. (2016). pH-controlled reaction divergence of decarboxylation versus fragmentation in reactions of dihydroxyfumarate with glyoxylate and formaldehyde: parallels to biological pathways. Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry, 29(7), 352–360. doi:10.1002/poc.3542

Multimodal Vacuum-Assisted Plasma Ion (VaPI) Source with Transmission Mode and Laser Ablation Sampling Capabilities

Keelor, J. D., Farnsworth, P. B., L. Weber, A., Abbott-Lyon, H., & Fernández, F. M. (2016). Multimodal Vacuum-Assisted Plasma Ion (VaPI) Source with Transmission Mode and Laser Ablation Sampling Capabilities. Journal of The American Society for Mass Spectrometry, 27(5), 897–907. doi:10.1007/s13361-016-1354-8

At the interface of silica glass and compressed silica aerogel in Stardust track 10: Comet Wild 2 is not a goldmine

Rietmeijer, F. J. M. (2016). Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 51(3), 574–583. doi:10.1111/maps.12608

New multi-scale perspectives on the stromatolites of Shark Bay, Western Australia

Suosaari, E. P., Reid, R. P., Playford, P. E., Foster, J. S., Stolz, J. F., Casaburi, G., … Hagan, P. D. (2016). Scientific Reports, 6(None), 20557. doi:10.1038/srep20557

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