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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 2010STABILITY ANALYSIS OF SINGLE-PLANET SYSTEMS AND THEIR HABITABLE ZONES

Kopparapu, R. K., & Barnes, R. (2010). The Astrophysical Journal, 716(2), 1336–1344. doi:10.1088/0004-637x/716/2/1336

Capture of the Sun's Oort Cloud from Stars in Its Birth Cluster

Levison, H. F., Duncan, M. J., Brasser, R., & Kaufmann, D. E. (2010). Science, 329(5988), 187–190. doi:10.1126/science.1187535

Modeling aqueous perchlorate chemistries with applications to Mars

Marion, G. M., Catling, D. C., Zahnle, K. J., & Claire, M. W. (2010). Icarus, 207(2), 675–685. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2009.12.003

Nominally hydrous magmatism on the Moon

McCubbin, F. M., Steele, A., Hauri, E. H., Nekvasil, H., Yamashita, S., & Hemley, R. J. (2010). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 107(25), 11223–11228. doi:10.1073/pnas.1006677107

Identification of Carbonate-Rich Outcrops on Mars by the Spirit Rover

Morris, R. V., Ruff, S. W., Gellert, R., Ming, D. W., Arvidson, R. E., Clark, B. C., … Golden, D. C. (2010). Science, 329(5990), 421–424. doi:10.1126/science.1189667

Nitrogen and hydrogen isotope compositions and solubility in silicate melts in equilibrium with reduced (N+H)-bearing fluids at high pressure and temperature: Effects of melt structure

Mysen, B. O., & Fogel, M. L. (2010). American Mineralogist, 95(7), 987–999. doi:10.2138/am.2010.3364

Workshop OQOL’09: Open Questions on the Origins of Life 2009

None (2010). Orig Life Evol Biosph, 40(4-5), 347–497. doi:10.1007/s11084-010-9213-2

Effects of desiccation on the toxicant sensitivity of rotifers

Robles-Vargas, D., & Snell, T. W. (2010). Hydrobiologia, 652(1), 185–193. doi:10.1007/s10750-010-0330-8

Coupling of thermal evolution and despinning of early Iapetus

Robuchon, G., Choblet, G., Tobie, G., Čadek, O., Sotin, C., & Grasset, O. (2010). Icarus, 207(2), 959–971. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2009.12.002

Assessment and control of organic and other contaminants associated with the Stardust sample return from comet 81P/Wild 2

Sandford, S. A., Bajt, S., Clemett, S. J., Cody, G. D., Cooper, G., Degregorio, B. T., … Vera, V. D. (2010). Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 45(3), 406–433. doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.2010.01031.x

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