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Overview

Bruce G. Bills is affiliated with the Jet Propulsion Lab in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Physics and Astronomy, with significant contributions to Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science, Molecular Biology, Ocean Engineering, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics as subfields. Their work spans multiple core topics including Astro and Planetary Science, Planetary Science and Exploration, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies, Geophysics and Sensor Technology, and Advanced Frequency and Time Standards.

Their publication record includes papers featured in a variety of scientific venues. The most frequent venues include:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Planetary and Space Science
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • Space Science Reviews
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Among Bruce G. Bills' recent scholarly outputs are the following papers:

  • Observations, Meteorites, and Models: A Preflight Assessment of the Composition and Formation of (16) Psyche, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • Magnetic Induction Responses of Jupiter's Ocean Moons Including Effects From Adiabatic Convection, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • Distinguishing the Origin of Asteroid (16) Psyche, 2022, Space Science Reviews
  • The Psyche Gravity Investigation, 2022, Space Science Reviews
  • A small core in Vesta inferred from Dawn's observations, 2025, Nature Astronomy

Their collaborations include frequent coauthors such as Ryan S. Park, L. T. Elkins-Tanton, S. Marchi, B. P. Weiss, and M. A. Wieczorek. These partnerships reflect a multidisciplinary approach aligned with the diverse range of topics addressed in their research.

Best Publications

  • Diviner Lunar Radiometer Observations of Cold Traps in the Moon’s South Polar Region

    David A. Paige;Matthew A. Siegler;Jo Ann Zhang;Paul O. Hayne

  • Numerical modeling of the global semidiurnal tide in the present day and in the last glacial maximum

    Gary D. Egbert;Richard D. Ray;Bruce G. Bills;Bruce G. Bills

  • A partially differentiated interior for (1) Ceres deduced from its gravity field and shape

    R.S. Park;A.S. Konopliv;B.G. Bills;N. Rambaux

  • Eruptions arising from tidally controlled periodic openings of rifts on Enceladus

    T. A. Hurford;P. Helfenstein;G. V. Hoppa;R. Greenberg

  • Assessment of ICESat performance at the salar de Uyuni, Bolivia

    H. A. Fricker;A. Borsa;B. Minster;C. Carabajal

  • Viscosity estimates for the crust and upper mantle from patterns of lacustrine shoreline deformation in the Eastern Great Basin

    Bruce G. Bills;Donald R. Currey;Grant A. Marshall

  • Improved estimate of tidal dissipation within Mars from MOLA observations of the shadow of Phobos

    Bruce G. Bills;Bruce G. Bills;Gregory A. Neumann;Gregory A. Neumann;David E. Smith;Maria T. Zuber;Maria T. Zuber

  • The state and future of Mars polar science and exploration.

    Stephen M. Clifford;David Crisp;David A. Fisher;Ken E. Herkenhoff

  • Lunar orbital evolution: A synthesis of recent results

    Bruce G. Bills;Bruce G. Bills;Richard D. Ray

  • Science Potential from a Europa Lander

    R. T. Pappalardo;S. Vance;F. Bagenal;B. G. Bills

  • The Vesta gravity field, spin pole and rotation period, landmark positions, and ephemeris from the Dawn tracking and optical data

    A.S. Konopliv;S.W. Asmar;R.S. Park;B.G. Bills

  • Lake Bonneville - Constraints on lithospheric thickness and upper mantle viscosity from isostatic warping of Bonneville, Provo, and Gilbert stage shorelines

    Bruce G. Bills;Glenn M. May

  • A dynamic model of Venus's gravity field

    Walter S. Kiefer;Mark A. Richards;Bradford H. Hager;Bruce G. Bills

  • Venus gravity anomalies and their correlations with topography

    W. L. Sjogren;B. G. Bills;P. W. Birkeland;P. B. Esposito

  • Isostatic rebound, active faulting, and potential geomorphic effects in the Lake Lahontan basin, Nevada and California

    Kenneth D. Adams;Steven G. Wesnousky;Bruce G. Bills

  • Free and forced obliquities of the Galilean satellites of Jupiter

    Bruce G. Bills;Bruce G. Bills

  • Observations, Meteorites, and Models: A Preflight Assessment of the Composition and Formation of (16) Psyche.

    L. T. Elkins-Tanton;E. Asphaug;J. F. Bell;H. Bercovici

  • A lunar density model consistent with topographic, gravitational, librational, and seismic data

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  • Hydro‐isostatic deflection and tectonic tilting in the central Andes: Initial results of a GPS survey of Lake Minchin shorelines

    Bruce G. Bills;Shanaka L. de Silva;Donald R. Currey;Robert S. Emenger

  • The Ceres gravity field, spin pole, rotation period and orbit from the Dawn radiometric tracking and optical data

    A.S. Konopliv;R.S. Park;A.T. Vaughan;B.G. Bills

  • The moments of inertia of Mars

    Bruce G. Bills

  • The rigid body obliquity history of Mars

    Bruce G. Bills

  • Geophysical tests for habitability in ice-covered ocean worlds

    Steven D. Vance;Mark P. Panning;Simon Stähler;Fabio Cammarano

Frequent Co-Authors

Francis Nimmo
Francis Nimmo University of California, Santa Cruz
Sami W. Asmar
Sami W. Asmar California Institute of Technology
Christopher T. Russell
Christopher T. Russell University of California, Los Angeles
Catherine L. Johnson
Catherine L. Johnson Planetary Science Institute
Erik Asphaug
Erik Asphaug University of Arizona
Linda T. Elkins-Tanton
Linda T. Elkins-Tanton Arizona State University
William F. Bottke
William F. Bottke Southwest Research Institute
Peter C. Thomas
Peter C. Thomas Cornell University

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