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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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May 2023A Radiative-convective Model for Terrestrial Planets with Self-consistent Patchy Clouds

Windsor, J. D., Robinson, T. D., Kopparapu, R. k., Young, A. V., Trilling, D. E., & LLama, J. (2023). A Radiative-convective Model for Terrestrial Planets with Self-consistent Patchy Clouds . The Planetary Science Journal, 4(5), 94. doi:10.3847/psj/acbf2d

Permafrost microbial communities and functional genes are structured by latitudinal and soil geochemical gradients

Waldrop, M. P., Chabot, C. L., Liebner, S., Holm, S., Snyder, M. W., Dillon, M., … Mackelprang, R. (2023). Permafrost microbial communities and functional genes are structured by latitudinal and soil geochemical gradients. The ISME Journal. doi:10.1038/s41396-023-01429-6

Io as an Analog for Tidally Heated Exoplanets

Barr, A. C., Brasser, R., Dobos, V., & Quick, L. C. (2023). Io as an Analog for Tidally Heated Exoplanets. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, None, 323–348. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-25670-7_10

Appraising the late-stage magmatic fO2 of diabasic angrites with a novel phase equilibrium approach. Implications for new and existing models of angrite petrogenesis

Bell, A. S., Shearer, C., Pinkham, L., & Irving, A. J. (2023). Appraising the late-stage magmatic fO2 of diabasic angrites with a novel phase equilibrium approach. Implications for new and existing models of angrite petrogenesis. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 348, 140–151. doi:10.1016/j.gca.2023.02.019

Exploratory data analysis (EDA) machine learning approaches for ocean world analog mass spectrometry

Da Poian, V., Theiling, B., Clough, L., McKinney, B., Major, J., Chen, J., & Hörst, S. (2023). Exploratory data analysis (EDA) machine learning approaches for ocean world analog mass spectrometry. Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 10, None. doi:10.3389/fspas.2023.1134141

Experimental Validation of Cryobot Thermal Models for the Exploration of Ocean Worlds

Do Vale Pereira, P., Durka, M. J., Hogan, B. P., Richmond, K., Smith, M. W. E., Winebrenner, D. P., … Stone, W. C. (2023). Experimental Validation of Cryobot Thermal Models for the Exploration of Ocean Worlds. The Planetary Science Journal, 4(5), 81. doi:10.3847/psj/acc2b7

Serpentinization-Associated Mineral Catalysis of the Protometabolic Formose System

Omran, A., Gonzalez, A., Menor-Salvan, C., Gaylor, M., Wang, J., Leszczynski, J., & Feng, T. (2023). Serpentinization-Associated Mineral Catalysis of the Protometabolic Formose System. Life, 13(6), 1297. doi:10.3390/life13061297

The Rock-Hosted Biosphere

Templeton, A. S., & Caro, T. A. (2023). The Rock-Hosted Biosphere. Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 51(1), 493–519. doi:10.1146/annurev-earth-031920-081957

Comprehensive Study of the Chemical Composition and Spatial Outgassing Behavior of Hyperactive Comet 46P/Wirtanen Using Near-IR Spectroscopy during its Historic 2018 Apparition

Khan, Y., Gibb, E. L., Roth, N. X., DiSanti, M. A., Dello Russo, N., Bonev, B. P., … Shou, Y. (2023). Comprehensive Study of the Chemical Composition and Spatial Outgassing Behavior of Hyperactive Comet 46P/Wirtanen Using Near-IR Spectroscopy during its Historic 2018 Apparition. The Astronomical Journal, 165(6), 231. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/acc074

Reversibility controls on extreme methane clumped isotope signatures from anaerobic oxidation of methane

Liu, J., Harris, R. L., Ash, J. L., Ferry, J. G., Krause, S. J. E., Labidi, J., … Young, E. D. (2023). Reversibility controls on extreme methane clumped isotope signatures from anaerobic oxidation of methane. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 348, 165–186. doi:10.1016/j.gca.2023.02.022

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