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Robert E. Grimm is affiliated with the Southwest Research Institute in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Physics and Astronomy, with significant contributions to the subfields of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Molecular Biology, Aerospace Engineering, Atmospheric Science, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

The main topics of their work include Planetary Science and Exploration, Astro and Planetary Science, Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life, Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods, and Space Exploration and Technology.

Grimm has published numerous papers in several frequent venues. These include:

  • Icarus
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • The Planetary Science Journal
  • 2022 IEEE Aerospace Conference (AERO)
  • Proceedings on CD-ROM - International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Scientific Meeting and Exhibition/Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Scientific Meeting and Exhibition

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Grimm include:

  • A magnetotelluric instrument for probing the interiors of Europa and other worlds, 2021, Advances in Space Research
  • The Lunar Geophysical Network Landing Sites Science Rationale, 2021, HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)
  • Concepts for the Future Exploration of Dwarf Planet Ceres' Habitability, 2022, The Planetary Science Journal
  • The Structure and Evolution of the Lunar Interior, 2023, Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry
  • Mars' External Magnetic Field as Seen From the Surface With InSight, 2023, Journal of Geophysical Research Planets

Frequent collaborators in their publications include R. C. Weber, C. L. Johnson, D. E. Stillman, Julie Castillo-Rogez, and C. A. Raymond. These coauthors indicate a network of cooperation in planetary and space science research.

Best Publications

  • Impact craters and Venus resurfacing history

    Roger J. Phillips;Richard F. Raubertas;Raymond E. Arvidson;Ila C. Sarkar

  • Venus tectonics: An overview of Magellan observations

    Sean C. Solomon;Suzanne E. Smrekar;Duane L. Bindschadler;Robert E. Grimm

  • Water and the thermal evolution of carbonaceous chondrite parent bodies

    Robert E. Grimm;Harry Y. Mcsween

  • Iron meteorites as remnants of planetesimals formed in the terrestrial planet region

    William F. Bottke;David Nesvorný;Robert E. Grimm;Alessandro Morbidelli

  • Heliocentric zoning of the asteroid belt by aluminum-26 heating

    Robert E. Grimm;Harry Y. McSween

  • Thermal Evolution Models of Asteroids

    H. Y. McSween;A. Ghosh;R. E. Grimm;L. Wilson

  • Radar attenuation and temperature within the Greenland Ice Sheet

    Joseph A. MacGregor;Jilu Li;John D. Paden;Ginny A. Catania

  • The role of acids in electrical conduction through ice

    David E. Stillman;Joseph A. MacGregor;Robert E. Grimm

  • Viscous relaxation of impact crater relief on Venus: Constraints on crustal thickness and thermal gradient

    Robert E. Grimm;Sean C. Solomon

  • Hot-spot evolution and the global tectonics of venus.

    Roger J. Phillips;Robert E. Grimm;Michael C. Malin

  • Groundwater‐controlled valley networks and the decline of surface runoff on early Mars

    Keith P. Harrison;Robert E. Grimm

  • Absorption and scattering in ground‐penetrating radar: Analysis of the Bishop Tuff

    Robert E. Grimm;Essam Heggy;Stephen M. Clifford;Cynthia L. Dinwiddie

  • Anatomy of a Venusian hot spot - Geology, gravity, and mantle dynamics of Eistla Regio

    Robert E. Grimm;Roger J. Phillips

  • Low-frequency electrical properties of ice-silicate mixtures.

    David E. Stillman;Robert E. Grimm;Steven F. Dec

  • The Crust of Venus

    R. E. Grimm;P. C. Hess

  • New observations of martian southern mid-latitude recurring slope lineae (RSL) imply formation by freshwater subsurface flows

    David E. Stillman;Timothy I. Michaels;Robert E. Grimm;Keith P. Harrison

  • Recent deformation rates on Venus

    Robert E. Grimm

  • The Deep Structure of Venusian Plateau Highlands

    Robert E. Grimm

  • Thermal constraints on the early history of the H-chondrite parent body reconsidered

    Keith P. Harrison;Robert E. Grimm

  • Rheological constraints on martian landslides

    Keith P Harrison;Robert E Grimm

  • Water budgets of martian recurring slope lineae

    Robert E. Grimm;Keith P. Harrison;David E. Stillman

Frequent Co-Authors

Sean C. Solomon
Sean C. Solomon Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Stephen M. Clifford
Stephen M. Clifford Planetary Science Institute
Roger J. Phillips
Roger J. Phillips Washington University in St. Louis
Harry Y. McSween
Harry Y. McSween University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Clive R. Neal
Clive R. Neal University of Notre Dame
Raphaël F. Garcia
Raphaël F. Garcia National Higher French Institute of Aeronautics and Space
Suzanne E. Smrekar
Suzanne E. Smrekar Jet Propulsion Lab
Mark A. Wieczorek
Mark A. Wieczorek Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Paul Sava
Paul Sava Colorado School of Mines
William M. Kaula
William M. Kaula University of California, Los Angeles

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