Jim Bell

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PHD, University of Hawaii at Manoa

… → 1992

MS, University of Hawaii at Manoa

… → 1989

BS, California Institute of Technology

… → 1987

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Psyche: Journey to a Metal World
Elkins-Tanton, L. (PI), Williams, D. (CoI), Bell, J. (CoI) & Bowman, C. (CoI)
NASA: Marshall Space Flight Center
11/13/15 → 8/31/32
Project: Research project
AEGIS Inflatable Lunar Landing Pad
Bell, J. (CoI)
National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA)
3/1/24 → 11/15/24
Project: Research project
Using scientific and operational techniques learned from rover missions to support Artemis science objectives and traverse planning
Bell, J. (PI)
NASA: Headquarters
6/14/22 → 6/13/23
Project: Research project
Charlotte Crater Hydrogen and Regolith Laboratory for Operation on Technical Terrain Environments
Bell, J. (CoI)
National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA)
2/22/22 → 12/31/22
Project: Research project
Deployment Test for ExoCam Module Lunar Lander Descent Imaging
Bell, J. (PI) & Das, J. (CoI)
NASA: Armstrong Flight Research Center
5/3/21 → 12/31/22
Project: Research project

335 Article
30 Review article
18 Conference contribution
11 Comment/debate
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The NASA Psyche Mission: The First up-Close Exploration of a Metal-Rich World
Bell, J. F., Elkins-Tanton, L. & Polanskey, C. A., Jan 2026, In: Space Science Reviews. 222, 1, 5.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review

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Alteration history of aluminum-rich rocks at Jezero crater, Mars
Broz, A. P., Horgan, B. H. N., Bedford, C., Royer, C., Manelski, H., Connell, S., Wiens, R. C., Cardarelli, E. C., Madariaga, J. M., Mandon, L., Klidaras, A., Bramble, M., Kathir, B., Forni, O., Carter, J., Dehouck, E., Quantin-Nataf, C., Johnson, J. R., Nuñez, J. I. & Hausrath, E. & 6 others, Wolf, U., Cloutis, E. A., Beck, P., Bell, J. F., Simon, J. I. & Cousin, A., Dec 2025, In: Communications Earth and Environment. 6, 1, 935.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
Collection and In Situ Analyses of Regolith Samples by the Mars 2020 Rover: Implications for Their Formation and Alteration History
the Regolith Working Group, Feb 2025, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets. 130, 2, e2023JE008046.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

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Dark-Toned Halite-Enriched Veins Above the Marker Band Record a Drying Environment in Gale Crater
Trussell, A. R., Bell, J. F., Farrand, W. H., Hughes, E. B., Eng, A. M., Kah, L. C., O’Connell-Cooper, C. D., Thompson, L. M., Gasda, P. J., Manelski, H. T., Sheppard, R. Y., Banham, S. G., Mondro, C. A., Douglass, B. S., Johnson, J. R., Paar, G., Gasnault, O., Vasvada, A. R., Gómez, F. & Le Mouélic, S. & 2 others, Forni, O. & Meslin, P. Y., Oct 2025, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets. 130, 10, e2025JE009244.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
Detection of visible-wavelength aurora on Mars
Knutsen, E. W., McConnochie, T. H., Lemmon, M., Donaldson, C., Francis, R., Legett, C., Viet, S. B., Soret, L., Toledo, D., Apéstigue, V., Witasse, O., Montmessin, F., Jolitz, R., Schneider, N. M., Tamppari, L., Cousin, A., Wiens, R. C., Maurice, S., Bell, J. F. & Forni, O. & 8 others, Lasue, J., Pilleri, P., Bertrand, T., Patel, P., Schröder, S., Curry, S., Lee, C. O. & Rahmati, A., May 16 2025, In: Science Advances. 11, 20, eads1563.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
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Data for: Spectral reflectance “deconstruction” of the Murchison CM2 carbonaceous chondrite and implications for spectroscopic investigations of dark asteroids
Cloutis, E. A. (Creator), Kiddell, C. (Contributor), Izawa, M. R. M. (Contributor), Vernazza, P. (Contributor), Burbine, T. H. (Contributor), DeMeo, F. (Contributor), Tait, K. T. (Contributor), Bell, J. F. (Contributor), Mann, P. (Contributor), Applin, D. M. (Contributor) & Reddy, V. (Contributor), Mendeley Data, Feb 5 2018
DOI: 10.17632/d4j9t9dd3z.1, https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/d4j9t9dd3z
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NASA spacecraft to fly past Mars on voyage to rare metal asteroid
Elkins-Tanton, L. & Bell, J.
5/14/26
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
NASA's Psyche spacecraft buzzing Mars on its way to a rare metal asteroid
Bell, J.
5/14/26
110 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
NASA’s Psyche Spacecraft Set for Close Mars Flyby in Preparation for Asteroid Mission
Bell, J.
5/14/26
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
NASA’s Psyche Mission to Fly by Mars for Gravity Assist
Elkins-Tanton, L. & Bell, J.
5/8/26 → 5/11/26
4 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
NASA’s Psyche probe is about to slingshot around Mars at 12,000 mph
Elkins-Tanton, L. & Bell, J.
5/11/26
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media

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Psyche: Journey to a Metal World

AEGIS Inflatable Lunar Landing Pad

Using scientific and operational techniques learned from rover missions to support Artemis science objectives and traverse planning

Charlotte Crater Hydrogen and Regolith Laboratory for Operation on Technical Terrain Environments

Deployment Test for ExoCam Module Lunar Lander Descent Imaging

The NASA Psyche Mission: The First up-Close Exploration of a Metal-Rich World

Alteration history of aluminum-rich rocks at Jezero crater, Mars

Collection and In Situ Analyses of Regolith Samples by the Mars 2020 Rover: Implications for Their Formation and Alteration History

Dark-Toned Halite-Enriched Veins Above the Marker Band Record a Drying Environment in Gale Crater

Detection of visible-wavelength aurora on Mars

Data for: Spectral reflectance “deconstruction” of the Murchison CM2 carbonaceous chondrite and implications for spectroscopic investigations of dark asteroids

NASA spacecraft to fly past Mars on voyage to rare metal asteroid

NASA's Psyche spacecraft buzzing Mars on its way to a rare metal asteroid

NASA’s Psyche Spacecraft Set for Close Mars Flyby in Preparation for Asteroid Mission

NASA’s Psyche Mission to Fly by Mars for Gravity Assist

NASA’s Psyche probe is about to slingshot around Mars at 12,000 mph

Jim Bell

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