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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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June 2016Size-Dependent Phase Map and Phase Transformation Kinetics for Nanometric Iron(III) Oxides (γ → ε → α Pathway)

Lee, S., & Xu, H. (2016). The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 120(24), 13316–13322. doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b05287

Distinct geochemistries of water–basalt–Fe0 reactions in the presence versus absence of CO2-driven microbial methanogenesis

Mayhew, L. E., Lau, G. E., & Templeton, A. S. (2016). Chemical Geology, 428(None), 92–105. doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2016.02.028

Generation of Hydrogen and Methane during Experimental Low-Temperature Reaction of Ultramafic Rocks with Water

McCollom, T. M., & Donaldson, C. (2016). Astrobiology, 16(6), 389–406. doi:10.1089/ast.2015.1382

Dynamics of atmospheres with a non-dilute condensible component

Pierrehumbert, R. T., & Ding, F. (2016). Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Science, 472(2190), 20160107. doi:10.1098/rspa.2016.0107

May 2016International Ocean Discovery Program Preliminary Report

International Ocean Discovery Program Preliminary Report (2016). International Ocean Discovery Program Preliminary Report, None(None), None. doi:10.14379/iodp.pr.357.2016

Long-Term Evolution ofBurkholderia multivoransduring a Chronic Cystic Fibrosis Infection Reveals Shifting Forces of Selection

Silva, I. N., Santos, P. M., Santos, M. R., Zlosnik, J. E. A., Speert, D. P., Buskirk, S. W., … Moreira, L. M. (2016). Long-Term Evolution ofBurkholderia multivoransduring a Chronic Cystic Fibrosis Infection Reveals Shifting Forces of Selection. mSystems, 1(3), e00029–16. doi:10.1128/msystems.00029-16

Sunlight as an energetic driver in the synthesis of molecules necessary for life

Rapf, R. J., & Vaida, V. (2016). Sunlight as an energetic driver in the synthesis of molecules necessary for life. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 18(30), 20067–20084. doi:10.1039/c6cp00980h

FIRST DETECTION OF GAS-PHASE METHANOL IN A PROTOPLANETARY DISK

Walsh, C., Loomis, R. A., Öberg, K. I., Kama, M., Van ’t Hoff, M. L. R., Millar, T. J., … Nomura, H. (2016). FIRST DETECTION OF GAS-PHASE METHANOL IN A PROTOPLANETARY DISK. The Astrophysical Journal, 823(1), L10. doi:10.3847/2041-8205/823/1/l10

Thermal effects of impact bombardments on Noachian Mars

Abramov, O., & Mojzsis, S. J. (2016). Thermal effects of impact bombardments on Noachian Mars. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 442, 108–120. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2016.02.035

Is formamide a geochemically plausible prebiotic solvent?

Bada, J. L., Chalmers, J. H., & James Cleaves, H. (2016). Is formamide a geochemically plausible prebiotic solvent? Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 18(30), 20085–20090. doi:10.1039/c6cp03290g

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