This page contains links to some publications resulting from Jim Bell's current research projects.




McConnochie, T.H., J.F. Bell III, D. Savransky, G. Mehall, M. Caplinger, P. R. Christensen, L. Cherednik, K. Bender, A. Dombovari, Calibration and In-Flight Performance of the Mars Odyssey THEMIS Visible Imaging Subsystem (VIS) Instrument, submitted to J. Geophys. Res., 2005.


In-flight calibration and performance of the Mars Exploration Rover Panoramic Camera (Pancam) Instruments, J. Geophys. Res., 111, E02S03, doi:10.1029/2005JE002444, 2006.


The Mars Exploration Rover Athena Panoramic Camera (Pancam) Investigation, J. Geophys. Res., vol. 108 (no. E12), doi:10.1029/2003JE002070, 2003.


Low abundance materials at the Mars Pathfinder landing site: An investigation using spectral mixture analysis and related techniques, Icarus, vol. 158, 56-71, 2002.

Near-IR Reflectance Spectroscopy of 433 Eros from the NIS Instrument on the NEAR Mission. 1. Low Phase Angle Observations; J.F. Bell III, N.I. Izenberg, P.G. Lucey, B.E. Clark, C. Peterson, M.J. Gaffey, J. Joseph, B. Carcich, A. Harch, M.E. Bell, J. Warren, P.D. Martin, L.A. McFadden, D. Wellnitz, S. Murchie, M. Winter, J. Veverka, P. Thomas, M.S. Robinson, M. Malin, and A. Cheng, Icarus, 155, pp. 119-144, 2002.

Infrared Spectral Imaging of Martian Clouds and Ices", by D.R. Klassen, J.F. Bell III, R.R. Howell, P.E. Johnson, W. Golisch, C.D. Kaminski, and D. Griep; Icarus, 138, 36-48, 1999


Near-infrared imaging of Mars from HST: Surface reflectance, photometric properties, and implications for MOLA data", Icarus, 138, 25-35, 1999


Book Chapter: "Planetary Geology"
The Manual of Remote Sensing, 3rd Edition, Vol. 3, John Wiley & Sons, pp. 509-564, 1999.


Mars Surface Mineralogy from Hubble Space Telescope Imaging During 1994-1995: Observations, Calibration, and Initial Results
J. Geophysical Research (Planets) 102, 9109-9123, 1997.

Roger G. Burns (1937-1994)
"Iron, sulfate, carbonate, and hydrated minerals on Mars"
Geochemical Society Special Publication No. 5: "Mineral Spectroscopy: A Tribute to Roger G. Burns" (1996) M.D. Dyar, C. McCammon, and M.W. Schaefer, eds., pp. 359-380.


"Detection and monitoring of H2O and CO2 ice clouds on Mars"
Journal of Geophysical Research (Planets)
(1996) vol. 101, pp. 9227-9238.


"Compositional variability of the Serenitatis/Tranquillitatis region of the Moon from telescopic multispectral imaging and spectroscopy"
Icarus (1995) vol. 118, pp. 51-68.


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