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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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December 2023The Importance of the Upper Atmosphere to CO/O2 Runaway on Habitable Planets Orbiting Low-mass Stars

Ranjan, S., Schwieterman, E. W., Leung, M., Harman, C. E., Hu, R. (2023) The Importance of the Upper Atmosphere to CO/O2 Runaway on Habitable Planets Orbiting Low-mass Stars. The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 958 L15. doi: 10.3847/2041-8213/ad037c

November 2023Investigating Europa’s Habitability with the Europa Clipper

Vance, S. D., Craft, K. L., Shock, E., Schmidt, B. E., Lunine, J., Hand, K. P., … Elder, C. M. (2023). Investigating Europa’s Habitability with the Europa Clipper. Space Science Reviews, 219(8), None. doi:10.1007/s11214-023-01025-2

The important role of fluid chemistry in the hydrothermal alteration of ordinary chondrites: Insights from halite and sphalerite in the Sidi El Habib 001 (H5) meteorite

Che, S., Domanik, K. J., Chang, Y-J., & Zega, T. J. (2023). The important role of fluid chemistry in the hydrothermal alteration of ordinary chondrites: Insights from halite and sphalerite in the Sidi El Habib 001 (H5) meteorite. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 621, 118374. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2023.118374

A hydrogen-enriched layer in the topmost outer core sourced from deeply subducted water

Kim, T., O’Rourke, J. G., Lee, J., Chariton, S., Prakapenka, V., Husband, R. J., … Lee, Y. (2023). A hydrogen-enriched layer in the topmost outer core sourced from deeply subducted water. Nature Geoscience. doi:10.1038/s41561-023-01324-x

ALMA Observations of the DART Impact: Characterizing the Ejecta at Submillimeter Wavelengths

Roth, N. X., Milam, S. N., Remijan, A. J., Cordiner, M. A., Busch, M. W., Thomas, C. A., … Hirabayashi, M. (2023). ALMA Observations of the DART Impact: Characterizing the Ejecta at Submillimeter Wavelengths. The Planetary Science Journal, 4(11), 206. doi:10.3847/psj/acfcaa

Microbial Transport by a Descending Ice Melting Probe: Implications for Subglacial and Ocean World Exploration

Schuler, C. G., Winebrenner, D. P., Elam, W. T., Burnett, J., Boles, B. W., & Mikucki, J. A. (2023). Microbial Transport by a Descending Ice Melting Probe: Implications for Subglacial and Ocean World Exploration. Astrobiology, 23(11), 1153–1164. doi:10.1089/ast.2021.0106

Xeno Amino Acids: A Look into Biochemistry as We Do Not Know It

Brown, S. M., Mayer-Bacon, C., & Freeland, S. (2023). Xeno Amino Acids: A Look into Biochemistry as We Do Not Know It. Life, 13(12), 2281. doi:10.3390/life13122281

Molecular evidence of anteroposterior patterning in adult echinoderms

Formery, L., Peluso, P., Kohnle, I., Malnick, J., Thompson, J. R., Pitel, M., … Lowe, C. J. (2023). Molecular evidence of anteroposterior patterning in adult echinoderms. Nature, 623(7987), 555–561. doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06669-2

Variable Salinity and Hydrogen Production in Europa's Ocean

Spiers, E. M., & Schmidt, B. E. (2023). Variable Salinity and Hydrogen Production in Europa's Ocean. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 128(11), None. doi:10.1029/2023je008028

No Evidence for More Earth-sized Planets in the Habitable Zone of Kepler's M versus FGK Stars

Bergsten, G. J., Pascucci, I., Hardegree-Ullman, K. K., Fernandes, R. B., Christiansen, J. L., & Mulders, G. D. (2023). No Evidence for More Earth-sized Planets in the Habitable Zone of Kepler's M versus FGK Stars. The Astronomical Journal, 166(6), 234. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/ad03ea

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