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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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August 2014Introduction to the Early Mars III Special Section and Key Questions from the Third International Conference on Early Mars

Clifford, S. M., Farmer, J., Carr, M. H., Des Marais, D., Bibring, J-P., Craddock, R., & Newsom, H. (2014). Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 119(8), 1892–1894. doi:10.1002/2014je004643

MAPPING THE RELEASE OF VOLATILES IN THE INNER COMAE OF COMETS C/2012 F6 (LEMMON) AND C/2012 S1 (ISON) USING THE ATACAMA LARGE MILLIMETER/SUBMILLIMETER ARRAY

Cordiner, M. A., Remijan, A. J., Boissier, J., Milam, S. N., Mumma, M. J., Charnley, S. B., … Paganini, L. (2014). The Astrophysical Journal, 792(1), L2. doi:10.1088/2041-8205/792/1/l2

Iron Distribution in Size-Resolved Aerosols Generated by UV-Femtosecond Laser Ablation: Influence of Cell Geometry and Implications for In Situ Isotopic Determination by LA-MC-ICP-MS

d'Abzac, F-X., Czaja, A. D., Beard, B. L., Schauer, J. J., & Johnson, C. M. (2014). Geostand Geoanal Res, 38(3), 293–309. doi:10.1111/j.1751-908x.2014.00281.x

Sulfur and oxygen isotope insights into sulfur cycling in shallow-sea hydrothermal vents, Milos, Greece

Gilhooly, W. P., Fike, D. A., Druschel, G. K., Kafantaris, F-C., Price, R. E., & Amend, J. P. (2014). Geochemical Transactions, 15(1), None. doi:10.1186/s12932-014-0012-y

STELLAR ABUNDANCES IN THE SOLAR NEIGHBORHOOD: THE HYPATIA CATALOG

Hinkel, N. R., Timmes, F. X., Young, P. A., Pagano, M. D., & Turnbull, M. C. (2014). The Astronomical Journal, 148(3), 54. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/148/3/54

Fall, recovery, and characterization of the Novato L6 chondrite breccia

Jenniskens, P., Rubin, A. E., Yin, Q-Z., Sears, D. W. G., Sandford, S. A., Zolensky, M. E., … Krot, A. N. (2014). Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 49(8), 1388–1425. doi:10.1111/maps.12323

High manganese concentrations in rocks at Gale crater, Mars

Lanza, N. L., Fischer, W. W., Wiens, R. C., Grotzinger, J., Ollila, A. M., Cousin, A., … Anderson, R. B. (2014). Geophysical Research Letters, 41(16), 5755–5763. doi:10.1002/2014gl060329

Microbial shaping of sedimentary wrinkle structures

Mariotti, G., Pruss, S. B., Perron, J. T., & Bosak, T. (2014). Nature Geosci, 7(10), 736–740. doi:10.1038/ngeo2229

THE EFFECTS OF REFRACTION ON TRANSIT TRANSMISSION SPECTROSCOPY: APPLICATION TO EARTH-LIKE EXOPLANETS

Misra, A., Meadows, V., & Crisp, D. (2014). The Astrophysical Journal, 792(1), 61. doi:10.1088/0004-637x/792/1/61

Flavin Redox Bifurcation as a Mechanism for Controlling the Direction of Electron Flow during Extracellular Electron Transfer

Okamoto, A., Hashimoto, K., & Nealson, K. H. (2014). Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 53(41), 10988–10991. doi:10.1002/anie.201407004

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