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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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March 2011Inverse carbon isotope patterns of lipids and kerogen record heterogeneous primary biomass

Close, H. G., Bovee, R., & Pearson, A. (2011). Geobiology, 9(3), 250–265. doi:10.1111/j.1472-4669.2011.00273.x

THE THERMAL EVOLUTION OF ICES IN THE ENVIRONMENTS OF NEWLY FORMED STARS: THE CO 2 DIAGNOSTIC

Cook, A. M., Whittet, D. C. B., Shenoy, S. S., Gerakines, P. A., White, D. W., & Chiar, J. E. (2011). The Astrophysical Journal, 730(2), 124. doi:10.1088/0004-637x/730/2/124

DISCOVERY OF INTERSTELLAR ANIONS IN CEPHEUS AND AURIGA

Cordiner, M. A., Charnley, S. B., Buckle, J. V., Walsh, C., & Millar, T. J. (2011). The Astrophysical Journal, 730(2), L18. doi:10.1088/2041-8205/730/2/l18

ROTATIONAL VARIABILITY OF EARTH'S POLAR REGIONS: IMPLICATIONS FOR DETECTING SNOWBALL PLANETS

Cowan, N. B., Robinson, T., Livengood, T. A., Deming, D., Agol, E., A'Hearn, M. F., … Charbonneau, D. (2011). The Astrophysical Journal, 731(1), 76. doi:10.1088/0004-637x/731/1/76

Distribution and Stable Isotopic Composition of Amino Acids from Fungal Peptaibiotics: Assessing the Potential for Meteoritic Contamination

Elsila, J. E., Callahan, M. P., Glavin, D. P., Dworkin, J. P., & Brückner, H. (2011). Astrobiology, 11(2), 123–133. doi:10.1089/ast.2010.0505

ON THE INTERACTION OF ADENINE WITH IONIZING RADIATION: MECHANISTICAL STUDIES AND ASTROBIOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS

Evans, N. L., Bennett, C. J., Ullrich, S., & Kaiser, R. I. (2011). The Astrophysical Journal, 730(2), 69. doi:10.1088/0004-637x/730/2/69

Mineralogical characterization of near-Earth Asteroid (1036) Ganymed

Fieber-Beyer, S. K., Gaffey, M. J., & Abell, P. A. (2011). Icarus, 212(1), 149–157. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2010.12.013

Field astrobiology research in Moon–Mars analogue environments: instruments and methods

Foing, B. H., Stoker, C., Zavaleta, J., Ehrenfreund, P., Thiel, C., Sarrazin, P., … Blake, D. (2011). International Journal of Astrobiology, 10(03), 141–160. doi:10.1017/s1473550411000036

Clouds and the Faint Young Sun Paradox

Goldblatt, C., & Zahnle, K. J. (2011). Clim. Past, 7(1), 203–220. doi:10.5194/cp-7-203-2011

Environmental Constraints Underpin the Distribution and Phylogenetic Diversity of nifH in the Yellowstone Geothermal Complex

Hamilton, T. L., Boyd, E. S., & Peters, J. W. (2011). Microbial Ecology, 61(4), 860–870. doi:10.1007/s00248-011-9824-9

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