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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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October 2010The Occurrence and Mass Distribution of Close-in Super-Earths, Neptunes, and Jupiters

Howard, A. W., Marcy, G. W., Johnson, J. A., Fischer, D. A., Wright, J. T., Isaacson, H., … Valenti, J. A. (2010). Science, 330(6004), 653–655. doi:10.1126/science.1194854

A NETWORK-THEORETICAL APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING INTERSTELLAR CHEMISTRY

Jolley, C. C., & Douglas, T. (2010). The Astrophysical Journal, 722(2), 1921–1931. doi:10.1088/0004-637x/722/2/1921

Thermally-induced chemistry and the Jovian icy satellites: A laboratory study of the formation of sulfur oxyanions

Loeffler, M. J., & Hudson, R. L. (2010). Geophysical Research Letters, 37(19), n/a–n/a. doi:10.1029/2010gl044553

TRENDS IN 44 Ti AND 56 Ni FROM CORE-COLLAPSE SUPERNOVAE

Magkotsios, G., Timmes, F. X., Hungerford, A. L., Fryer, C. L., Young, P. A., & Wiescher, M. (2010). The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 191(1), 66–95. doi:10.1088/0067-0049/191/1/66

A PATCHY CLOUD MODEL FOR THE L TO T DWARF TRANSITION

Marley, M. S., Saumon, D., & Goldblatt, C. (2010). The Astrophysical Journal, 723(1), L117–L121. doi:10.1088/2041-8205/723/1/l117

Catalytic peptide hydrolysis by mineral surface: Implications for prebiotic chemistry

Marshall-Bowman, K., Ohara, S., Sverjensky, D. A., Hazen, R. M., & James Cleaves, H. (2010). Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 74(20), 5852–5861. doi:10.1016/j.gca.2010.07.009

Design, Fabrication, and Test of a Hydrothermal Reactor for Origin-of-Life Experiments

Mielke, R. E., Russell, M. J., Wilson, P. R., McGlynn, S. E., Coleman, M., Kidd, R., & Kanik, I. (2010). Astrobiology, 10(8), 799–810. doi:10.1089/ast.2009.0456

INFRARED SPECTRA AND OPTICAL CONSTANTS OF NITRILE ICES RELEVANT TO TITAN's ATMOSPHERE

Moore, M. H., Ferrante, R. F., James Moore, W., & Hudson, R. (2010). The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 191(1), 96–112. doi:10.1088/0067-0049/191/1/96

THE PHASES DIFFERENTIAL ASTROMETRY DATA ARCHIVE. V. CANDIDATE SUBSTELLAR COMPANIONS TO BINARY SYSTEMS

Muterspaugh, M. W., Lane, B. F., Kulkarni, S. R., Konacki, M., Burke, B. F., Colavita, M. M., … Shao, M. (2010). The Astronomical Journal, 140(6), 1657–1671. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/140/6/1657

Ancient graphite in the Eoarchean quartz–pyroxene rocks from Akilia in southern West Greenland I: Petrographic and spectroscopic characterization

Papineau, D., De Gregorio, B. T., Cody, G. D., Fries, M. D., Mojzsis, S. J., Steele, A., … Stroud, R. M. (2010). Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 74(20), 5862–5883. doi:10.1016/j.gca.2010.05.025

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