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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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February 2011A closely packed system of low-mass, low-density planets transiting Kepler-11

Lissauer, J. J., Fabrycky, D. C., Ford, E. B., Borucki, W. J., Fressin, F., Marcy, G. W., … Orosz, J. A. (2011). Nature, 470(7332), 53–58. doi:10.1038/nature09760

Dynamical Models of Terrestrial Planet Formation

Lunine, J. I., O'Brien, D. P., Raymond, S. N., Morbidelli, A., Quinn, T., & Graps, A. L. (2011). Advanced Science Letters, 4(2), 325–338. doi:10.1166/asl.2011.1212

Measurement of the isotopic signatures of water on Mars; Implications for studying methane

Novak, R. E., Mumma, M. J., & Villanueva, G. L. (2011). Planetary and Space Science, 59(2-3), 163–168. doi:10.1016/j.pss.2010.06.017

Acoelomorph flatworms are deuterostomes related to Xenoturbella

Philippe, H., Brinkmann, H., Copley, R. R., Moroz, L. L., Nakano, H., Poustka, A. J., … Wallberg, A. (2011). Nature, 470(7333), 255–258. doi:10.1038/nature09676

A NEWLY DEVELOPED FLUORESCENCE MODEL FOR C 2 H 6 ν 5 AND APPLICATION TO COMETARY SPECTRA ACQUIRED WITH NIRSPEC AT KECK II

Radeva, Y. L., Mumma, M. J., Villanueva, G. L., & A’Hearn, M. F. (2011). The Astrophysical Journal, 729(2), 135. doi:10.1088/0004-637x/729/2/135

Formation of syngenetic and early diagenetic iron minerals in the late Archean Mt. McRae Shale, Hamersley Basin, Australia: New insights on the patterns, controls and paleoenvironmental implications of authigenic mineral formation

Raiswell, R., Reinhard, C. T., Derkowski, A., Owens, J., Bottrell, S. H., Anbar, A. D., & Lyons, T. W. (2011). Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 75(4), 1072–1087. doi:10.1016/j.gca.2010.11.013

THE INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY OF POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS WITH FIVE- AND SEVEN-MEMBERED FUSED RING DEFECTS

Ricca, A., Bauschlicher, J. ,. C. W., & Allamandola, L. J. (2011). The Astrophysical Journal, 729(2), 94. doi:10.1088/0004-637x/729/2/94

Pulse of atmospheric oxygen during the late Cambrian

Saltzman, M. R., Young, S. A., Kump, L. R., Gill, B. C., Lyons, T. W., & Runnegar, B. (2011). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 108(10), 3876–3881. doi:10.1073/pnas.1011836108

Experimentally determined biomediated Sr partition coefficient for dolomite: Significance and implication for natural dolomite

Sánchez-Román, M., McKenzie, J. A., De Luca Rebello Wagener, A., Romanek, C. S., Sánchez-Navas, A., & Vasconcelos, C. (2011). Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 75(3), 887–904. doi:10.1016/j.gca.2010.11.015

Aerobic biomineralization of Mg-rich carbonates: Implications for natural environments

Sánchez-Román, M., Romanek, C. S., Fernández-Remolar, D. C., Sánchez-Navas, A., McKenzie, J. A., Pibernat, R. A., & Vasconcelos, C. (2011). Chemical Geology, 281(3-4), 143–150. doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2010.11.020

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