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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 2015Morphospaces and Databases: Diatom Diversification through Time

Kotrc, B., & Knoll, A. H. (2015). Morphospaces and Databases: Diatom Diversification through Time. Evolution of Lightweight Structures, None, 17–37. doi:10.1007/978-94-017-9398-8_2

The Significance of Microbe-Mineral-Biomarker Interactions in the Detection of Life on Mars and Beyond

Röling, W. F. M., Aerts, J. W., Patty, C. H. L., Ten Kate, I. L., Ehrenfreund, P., & Direito, S. O. L. (2015). The Significance of Microbe-Mineral-Biomarker Interactions in the Detection of Life on Mars and Beyond. Astrobiology, 15(6), 492–507. doi:10.1089/ast.2014.1276

Reaching Back to Jump Forward: Recent Efforts towards a Systems-Level Hypothesis for an Early RNA World

Springsteen, G. (2015). Reaching Back to Jump Forward: Recent Efforts towards a Systems-Level Hypothesis for an Early RNA World. ChemBioChem, 16(10), 1411–1413. doi:10.1002/cbic.201500233

Methane Oxidation and Molecular Characterization of Methanotrophs from a Former Mercury Mine Impoundment

Baesman, S., Miller, L., Wei, J., Cho, Y., Matys, E., Summons, R., … Welander, P. (2015). Microorganisms, 3(2), 290–309. doi:10.3390/microorganisms3020290

STABILITY OF CO 2 ATMOSPHERES ON DESICCATED M DWARF EXOPLANETS

Gao, P., Hu, R., Robinson, T. D., Li, C., & Yung, Y. L. (2015). The Astrophysical Journal, 806(2), 249. doi:10.1088/0004-637x/806/2/249

THE EVOLUTION OF VOLATILE PRODUCTION IN COMET C/2009 P1 (GARRADD) DURING ITS 2011–2012 APPARITION

Gicquel, A., Milam, S. N., Coulson, I. M., Villanueva, G. L., Cordiner, M. A., Charnley, S. B., … DiSanti, M. A. (2015). The Astrophysical Journal, 807(1), 19. doi:10.1088/0004-637x/807/1/19

A combined electrochemical and optical trapping platform for measuring single cell respiration rates at electrode interfaces

Gross, B. J., & El-Naggar, M. Y. (2015). Review of Scientific Instruments, 86(6), 064301. doi:10.1063/1.4922853

Biologically recycled continental iron is a major component in banded iron formations

Li, W., Beard, B. L., & Johnson, C. M. (2015). Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 112(27), 8193–8198. doi:10.1073/pnas.1505515112

Pathways for abiotic organic synthesis at submarine hydrothermal fields

McDermott, J. M., Seewald, J. S., German, C. R., & Sylva, S. P. (2015). Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 112(25), 7668–7672. doi:10.1073/pnas.1506295112

Transient Sulfate Aerosols as a Signature of Exoplanet Volcanism

Misra, A., Krissansen-Totton, J., Koehler, M. C., & Sholes, S. (2015). Astrobiology, 15(6), 462–477. doi:10.1089/ast.2014.1204

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