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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September 2009Cryptic Photosynthesis—Extrasolar Planetary Oxygen Without a Surface Biological Signature

Cockell, C. S., Kaltenegger, L., & Raven, J. A. (2009). Astrobiology, 9(7), 623–636. doi:10.1089/ast.2008.0273

AN ADAPTIVE OPTICS SURVEY FOR CLOSE PROTOSTELLAR BINARIES

Connelley, M. S., Reipurth, B., & Tokunaga, A. T. (2009). The Astronomical Journal, 138(5), 1193–1202. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/138/5/1193

Cometary glycine detected in samples returned by Stardust

Elsila, J. E., Glavin, D. P., & Dworkin, J. P. (2009). Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 44(9), 1323–1330. doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.2009.tb01224.x

Magnetic cycles of the planet-hosting star τ Bootis - II. A second magnetic polarity reversal

Fares, R., Donati, J-F., Moutou, C., Bohlender, D., Catala, C., Deleuil, M., … Shkolnik, E. (2009). Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 398(3), 1383–1391. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.15303.x

Methanol on Enceladus

Hodyss, R., Parkinson, C. D., Johnson, P. V., Stern, J. V., Goguen, J. D., Yung, Y. L., & Kanik, I. (2009). Geophysical Research Letters, 36(17), None. doi:10.1029/2009gl039336

DIAGNOSTIC LINE EMISSION FROM EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET AND X-RAY-ILLUMINATED DISKS AND SHOCKS AROUND LOW-MASS STARS

Hollenbach, D., & Gorti, U. (2009). The Astrophysical Journal, 703(2), 1203–1223. doi:10.1088/0004-637x/703/2/1203

Extensive carbon isotopic heterogeneity among methane seep microbiota

House, C. H., Orphan, V. J., Turk, K. A., Thomas, B., Pernthaler, A., Vrentas, J. M., & Joye, S. B. (2009). Environmental Microbiology, 11(9), 2207–2215. doi:10.1111/j.1462-2920.2009.01934.x

Anoxygenic photosynthesis modulated Proterozoic oxygen and sustained Earth's middle age

Johnston, D. T., Wolfe-Simon, F., Pearson, A., & Knoll, A. H. (2009). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 106(40), 16925–16929. doi:10.1073/pnas.0909248106

Mechanism of Montmorillonite Catalysis in the Formation of RNA Oligomers

Joshi, P. C., Aldersley, M. F., Delano, J. W., & Ferris, J. P. (2009). Journal of the American Chemical Society, 131(37), 13369–13374. doi:10.1021/ja9036516

DISCOVERY OF A TRANSITING PLANET AND EIGHT ECLIPSING BINARIES IN HATNet FIELD G205

Latham, D. W., Bakos, G. Á., Torres, G., Stefanik, R. P., Noyes, R. W., Kovács, G., … Pál, A. (2009). The Astrophysical Journal, 704(2), 1107–1119. doi:10.1088/0004-637x/704/2/1107