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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 2012IN-SITU PROBING OF RADIATION-INDUCED PROCESSING OF ORGANICS IN ASTROPHYSICAL ICE ANALOGS—NOVEL LASER DESORPTION LASER IONIZATION TIME-OF-FLIGHT MASS SPECTROSCOPIC STUDIES

Gudipati, M. S., & Yang, R. (2012). The Astrophysical Journal, 756(1), L24. doi:10.1088/2041-8205/756/1/l24

THE LICK-CARNEGIE SURVEY: A NEW TWO-PLANET SYSTEM AROUND THE STAR HD 207832

Haghighipour, N., Butler, R. P., Rivera, E. J., Henry, G. W., & Vogt, S. S. (2012). The Astrophysical Journal, 756(1), 91. doi:10.1088/0004-637x/756/1/91

NMR identification of hexamethylenetetramine and its precursor in Titan tholins: Implications for Titan prebiotic chemistry

He, C., Lin, G., & Smith, M. A. (2012). Icarus, 220(2), 627–634. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2012.06.007

Constraints on the Habitability of Extrasolar Moons

Heller, R., & Barnes, R. (2012). Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, 8(S293), 159–164. doi:10.1017/s1743921313012738

ON THE WEAK-WIND PROBLEM IN MASSIVE STARS: X-RAY SPECTRA REVEAL A MASSIVE HOT WIND IN μ COLUMBAE

Huenemoerder, D. P., Oskinova, L. M., Ignace, R., Waldron, W. L., Todt, H., Hamaguchi, K., & Kitamoto, S. (2012). The Astrophysical Journal, 756(2), L34. doi:10.1088/2041-8205/756/2/l34

QU Carinae: Type Ia supernova in the making?

Kafka, S., Honeycutt, R. K., & Williams, R. (2012). Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 425(2), 1585–1590. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21618.x

Systems paleobiology

Knoll, A. H. (2012). Geological Society of America Bulletin, 125(1-2), 3–13. doi:10.1130/b30685.1

Astrobiology: Frontier or fiction

Lazcano, A., & Hand, K. P. (2012). Nature, 488(7410), 160–161. doi:10.1038/488160a

Melting and dissociation of ammonia at high pressure and high temperature

Ojwang, J. G. O., Stewart McWilliams, R., Ke, X., & Goncharov, A. F. (2012). J. Chem. Phys., 137(6), 064507. doi:10.1063/1.4742340

Kepler-47: A Transiting Circumbinary Multiplanet System

Orosz, J. A., Welsh, W. F., Carter, J. A., Fabrycky, D. C., Cochran, W. D., Endl, M., … Ford, E. B. (2012). Science, 337(6101), 1511–1514. doi:10.1126/science.1228380

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