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Bruce Simonson

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Bruce Simonson is an American planetary scientist and geologist notable for his contributions to meteoroid astronomy and glaciology. He is credited as one of the foremost experts in glacial till plains[1] as well as one of the developers of the E-belt model.[2] He has served as professor of geology at Oberlin College since 1979.

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  1. ^ Simonson, Bruce. "Geology of the Vermilion River Watershed." Living in the Vermilion River Watershed. Ed. Mary C. Garvin. Chardon, OH: POV Communication, pp. 8-12.
  2. ^ Bottke, William F.; Vokrouhlický, David; Minton, David; Nesvorný, David; Morbidelli, Alessandro; Brasser, Ramon; Simonson, Bruce; Levison, Harold F. (2012). "An Archaean heavy bombardment from a destabilized extension of the asteroid belt" (PDF). Nature. 485 (7396): 78–81. Bibcode:2012Natur.485...78B. doi:10.1038/nature10967. PMID 22535245. S2CID 4423331.