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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 2021Nonstandard RNA/RNA interactions likely enhance folding and stability of segmented ribosomes

Rivas, M., & Fox, G. E. (2021). Nonstandard RNA/RNA interactions likely enhance folding and stability of segmented ribosomes. RNA, 28(3), 340–352. doi:10.1261/rna.079006.121

January 2021Water and Life: The Medium is the Message

Frenkel-Pinter, M., Rajaei, V., Glass, J. B., Hud, N. V., & Williams, L. D. (2021). Water and Life: The Medium is the Message. Journal of Molecular Evolution. doi:10.1007/s00239-020-09978-6

September 2020Further Characterization of the Pseudo-Symmetrical Ribosomal Region

Rivas, M., & Fox, G. E. (2020). Further Characterization of the Pseudo-Symmetrical Ribosomal Region. Life, 10(9), 201. doi:10.3390/life10090201

Cryo‐electron microscopy visualization of a large insertion in the 5S ribosomal RNA of the extremely halophilic archaeon Halococcus morrhuae

Tirumalai, M. R., Kaelber, J. T., Park, D. R., Tran, Q., & Fox, G. E. (2020). Cryo‐electron microscopy visualization of a large insertion in the 5S ribosomal RNA of the extremely halophilic archaeon Halococcus morrhuae. FEBS Open Bio, 10(10), 1938–1946. doi:10.1002/2211-5463.12962

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