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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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November 2013The first microbiological contamination assessment by deep-sea drilling and coring by the D/V Chikyu at the Iheya North hydrothermal field in the Mid-Okinawa Trough (IODP Expedition 331)

Yanagawa, K., Nunoura, T., McAllister, S. M., Hirai, M., Breuker, A., Brandt, L., … House, C. H. (2013). Frontiers in Microbiology, 4(None), None. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2013.00327

October 2013RNA dimer synthesis using montmorillonite as a catalyst: The role of surface layer charge

Aldersley, M. F., & Joshi, P. C. (2013). Applied Clay Science, 83-84(None), 77–82. doi:10.1016/j.clay.2013.08.009

Nitrogen in Extraterrestrial Environments: Clues to the Possible Presence of Life

Fogel, M. L., & Steele, A. (2013). Elements, 9(5), 367–372. doi:10.2113/gselements.9.5.367

DETECTION OF CH 4 IN THE GV TAU N PROTOPLANETARY DISK

Gibb, E. L., & Horne, D. (2013). The Astrophysical Journal, 776(2), L28. doi:10.1088/2041-8205/776/2/l28

Molybdenum Limitation Induces Expression of the Molybdate-Binding Protein Mop in a Freshwater Nitrogen-Fixing Cyanobacterium

Glass, J. B., Poret-Peterson, A. T., Wolfe-Simon, F., & Anbar, A. D. (2013). AiM, 03(06), 9–15. doi:10.4236/aim.2013.36a002

Evidence for perchlorates and the origin of chlorinated hydrocarbons detected by SAM at the Rocknest aeolian deposit in Gale Crater

Glavin, D. P., Freissinet, C., Miller, K. E., Eigenbrode, J. L., Brunner, A. E., Buch, A., … Sutter, B. (2013). Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 118(10), 1955–1973. doi:10.1002/jgre.20144

Spin-driven tidal pumping: tidally driven changes in planetary spin coupled with secular interactions between planets

Greenberg, R., Van Laerhoven, C., & Barnes, R. (2013). Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy, 117(4), 331–348. doi:10.1007/s10569-013-9518-3

CALCULATING THE HABITABLE ZONE OF BINARY STAR SYSTEMS. II. P-TYPE BINARIES

Haghighipour, N., & Kaltenegger, L. (2013). The Astrophysical Journal, 777(2), 166. doi:10.1088/0004-637x/777/2/166

Three milieux for interstellar chemistry: gas, dust, and ice

Herbst, E. (2014). Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 16(8), 3344–3359. doi:10.1039/c3cp54065k

Stress granules form in Brachionus manjavacas (Rotifera) in response to a variety of stressors

Jones, B. L., VanLoozen, J., Kim, M. H., Miles, S. J., Dunham, C. M., Williams, L. D., & Snell, T. W. (2013). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 166(2), 375–384. doi:10.1016/j.cbpa.2013.07.009

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