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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 2016IS THE PALE BLUE DOT UNIQUE? OPTIMIZED PHOTOMETRIC BANDS FOR IDENTIFYING EARTH-LIKE EXOPLANETS

Krissansen-Totton, J., Schwieterman, E. W., Charnay, B., Arney, G., Robinson, T. D., Meadows, V., & Catling, D. C. (2016). The Astrophysical Journal, 817(1), 31. doi:10.3847/0004-637x/817/1/31

Influence of glaciation on mechanisms of mineral weathering in two high Arctic catchments

Hindshaw, R. S., Heaton, T. H. E., Boyd, E. S., Lindsay, M. R., & Tipper, E. T. (2016). Chemical Geology, 420(None), 37–50. doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2015.11.004

Draft Genome Sequence of Janthinobacterium sp. Ant5-2-1, Isolated from Proglacial Lake Podprudnoye in the Schirmacher Oasis of East Antarctica

Koo, H., Strope, B. M., Kim, E. H., Shabani, A. M., Kumar, R., Crowley, M. R., … Andersen, D. T. (2016). Genome Announc., 4(1), e01600–15. doi:10.1128/genomea.01600-15

Microstructure-specific carbon isotopic signatures of organic matter from ∼3.5 Ga cherts of the Pilbara Craton support a biologic origin

Morag, N., Williford, K. H., Kitajima, K., Philippot, P., Van Kranendonk, M. J., Lepot, K., … Thomazo, C. (2016). Precambrian Research. doi:10.1016/j.precamres.2016.01.014

Groundwater flow induced collapse and flooding in Noctis Labyrinthus, Mars

Rodriguez, J. A. P., Zarroca, M., Linares, R., Gulick, V., Weitz, C. M., Jianguo, Y., … Fairén, A. G. (2016). Planetary and Space Science. doi:10.1016/j.pss.2015.12.009

Permanent draft genome sequence of Desulfurococcus mobilis type strain DSM 2161, a thermoacidophilic sulfur-reducing crenarchaeon isolated from acidic hot springs of Hveravellir, Iceland

Susanti, D., Johnson, E. F., Lapidus, A., Han, J., Reddy, T. B. K., Pilay, M., … Mukhopadhyay, B. (2016). Permanent draft genome sequence of Desulfurococcus mobilis type strain DSM 2161, a thermoacidophilic sulfur-reducing crenarchaeon isolated from acidic hot springs of Hveravellir, Iceland. Stand in Genomic Sci, 11(1), None. doi:10.1186/s40793-015-0128-4

Supramolecular polymerization of a prebiotic nucleoside provides insights into the creation of sequence-controlled polymers

Wang, J., Bonnesen, P. V., Rangel, E., Vallejo, E., Sanchez-Castillo, A., James Cleaves II, H., … Fuentes-Cabrera, M. (2016). Supramolecular polymerization of a prebiotic nucleoside provides insights into the creation of sequence-controlled polymers. Scientific Reports, 6(1), None. doi:10.1038/srep18891

AN INFRARED SEARCH FOR HDO IN COMET D/2012 S1 (ISON) AND IMPLICATIONS FOR iSHELL

Gibb, E. L., Bonev, B. P., DiSanti, M. A., Villanueva, G. L., Paganini, L., & Mumma, M. J. (2016). The Astrophysical Journal, 816(2), 101. doi:10.3847/0004-637x/816/2/101

The MASCOT Magnetometer

Herčík, D., Auster, H-U., Blum, J., FornaçOn, K-H., Fujimoto, M., Gebauer, K., … Glassmeier, K-H. (2016). The MASCOT Magnetometer. Space Science Reviews, 208(1-4), 433–449. doi:10.1007/s11214-016-0236-5

The origin of amino acids in lunar regolith samples

Elsila, J. E., Callahan, M. P., Dworkin, J. P., Glavin, D. P., McLain, H. L., Noble, S. K., & Gibson, E. K. (2016). Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 172(None), 357–369. doi:10.1016/j.gca.2015.10.008

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