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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 2011Preservation of Martian Organic and Environmental Records: Final Report of the Mars Biosignature Working Group

Summons, R. E., Amend, J. P., Bish, D., Buick, R., Cody, G. D., Des Marais, D. J., … Dromart, G. (2011). Astrobiology, 11(2), 157–181. doi:10.1089/ast.2010.0506

PCR-based analysis of microbial communities during the EuroGeoMars campaign at Mars Desert Research Station, Utah

Thiel, C. S., Ehrenfreund, P., Foing, B., Pletser, V., & Ullrich, O. (2011). International Journal of Astrobiology, 10(03), 177–190. doi:10.1017/s1473550411000073

A PHOTOMETRIC SYSTEM FOR DETECTION OF WATER AND METHANE ICES ON KUIPER BELT OBJECTS

Trujillo, C. A., Sheppard, S. S., & Schaller, E. L. (2011). The Astrophysical Journal, 730(2), 105. doi:10.1088/0004-637x/730/2/105

The evolution of Titan's detached haze layer near equinox in 2009

West, R. A., Balloch, J., Dumont, P., Lavvas, P., Lorenz, R., Rannou, P., … Ray, T. (2011). Geophysical Research Letters, 38(6), n/a–n/a. doi:10.1029/2011gl046843

Episodic radiations in the fly tree of life

Wiegmann, B. M., Trautwein, M. D., Winkler, I. S., Barr, N. B., Kim, J-W., Lambkin, C., … Bertone, M. A. (2011). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 108(14), 5690–5695. doi:10.1073/pnas.1012675108

THE CALIFORNIA PLANET SURVEY. III. A POSSIBLE 2:1 RESONANCE IN THE EXOPLANETARY TRIPLE SYSTEM HD 37124

Wright, J. T., Veras, D., Ford, E. B., Johnson, J. A., Marcy, G. W., Howard, A. W., … Isaacson, H. (2011). The Astrophysical Journal, 730(2), 93. doi:10.1088/0004-637x/730/2/93

Stable Iron Isotope Fractionation Between Aqueous Fe(II) and Hydrous Ferric Oxide

Wu, L., Beard, B. L., Roden, E. E., & Johnson, C. M. (2011). Environ. Sci. Technol., 45(5), 1847–1852. doi:10.1021/es103171x

February 2011Theoretical Study of Formamide Decomposition Pathways

Nguyen, V. S., Abbott, H. L., Dawley, M. M., Orlando, T. M., Leszczynski, J., & Nguyen, M. T. (2011). Theoretical Study of Formamide Decomposition Pathways. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 115(5), 841–851. doi:10.1021/jp109143j

Opportunity Mars Rover mission: Overview and selected results from Purgatory ripple to traverses to Endeavour crater

Arvidson, R. E., Ashley, J. W., Bell, J. F., Chojnacki, M., Cohen, J., Economou, T. E., … Farrand, W. H. (2011). Journal of Geophysical Research, 116(None), None. doi:10.1029/2010je003746

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON FAR-INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY

Boersma, C., Bauschlicher, C. W., Ricca, A., Mattioda, A. L., Peeters, E., Tielens, A. G. G. M., & Allamandola, L. J. (2011). The Astrophysical Journal, 729(1), 64. doi:10.1088/0004-637x/729/1/64

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