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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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January 2001Oxygen-isotope evidence from ancient zircons for liquid water at the Earth's surface 4,300 Myr ago

Mojzsis, S. J., Harrison, T. M., & Pidgeon, R. T. (2001). Oxygen-isotope evidence from ancient zircons for liquid water at the Earth's surface 4,300 Myr ago. Nature, 409(6817), 178–181. doi:10.1038/35051557

June 1998Perennial Antarctic Lake Ice: An Oasis for Life in a Polar Desert

Priscu, J. C., Fritsen, C. H., Adams, E. E., Giovannoni, S. J., Paerl, H. W., McKay, C. P., … Pinckney, J. L. (1998). Perennial Antarctic Lake Ice: An Oasis for Life in a Polar Desert. Science, 280(5372), 2095–2098. doi:10.1126/science.280.5372.2095

October 1996Chlorophyll d as a major pigment

Miyashita, H., Ikemoto, H., Kurano, N., Adachi, K., Chihara, M., & Miyachi, S. (1996). Nature, 383(6599), 402–402. doi:10.1038/383402a0

Tectonics of formation, translation, and dispersal of the Coast Range Ophiolite of California

McLaughlin, R. J., Blake, M. C., Griscom, A., Blome, C. D., & Murchey, B. (1988). Tectonics of formation, translation, and dispersal of the Coast Range Ophiolite of California. Tectonics, 7(5), 1033–1056. doi:10.1029/tc007i005p01033

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