Hayabusa2 Mission Overview
S Watanabe, Y Tsuda, M Yoshikawa, S Tanaka… - Space Science …, 2017 - Springer
The Hayabusa2 mission journeys to C-type near-Earth asteroid (162173) Ryugu (1999 JU
3) to observe and explore the 900 m-sized object, as well as return samples collected from …
3) to observe and explore the 900 m-sized object, as well as return samples collected from …
The geomorphology, color, and thermal properties of Ryugu: Implications for parent-body processes
S Sugita, R Honda, T Morota, S Kameda, H Sawada… - Science, 2019 - science.org
INTRODUCTION The asteroid 162173 Ryugu is the target of the Japanese Hayabusa2
mission, which is designed to collect samples from Ryugu's surface and return them to Earth …
mission, which is designed to collect samples from Ryugu's surface and return them to Earth …
The surface composition of asteroid 162173 Ryugu from Hayabusa2 near-infrared spectroscopy
The near-Earth asteroid 162173 Ryugu, the target of the Hayabusa2 sample-return mission,
is thought to be a primitive carbonaceous object. We report reflectance spectra of Ryugu's …
is thought to be a primitive carbonaceous object. We report reflectance spectra of Ryugu's …
Organic matter in the Asteroid Ryugu: what we know so far
Simple Summary Organic matter is an integral part of all living things on our planet, but
abiotic (not relating to life) organic matter can be found throughout the Solar System within …
abiotic (not relating to life) organic matter can be found throughout the Solar System within …
Images from the surface of asteroid Ryugu show rocks similar to carbonaceous chondrite meteorites
R Jaumann, N Schmitz, TM Ho, SE Schröder, KA Otto… - Science, 2019 - science.org
The near-Earth asteroid (162173) Ryugu is a 900-m-diameter dark object expected to
contain primordial material from the solar nebula. The Mobile Asteroid Surface Scout …
contain primordial material from the solar nebula. The Mobile Asteroid Surface Scout …
[HTML][HTML] The Yamato-type (CY) carbonaceous chondrite group: Analogues for the surface of asteroid Ryugu?
We report new mineralogical, petrographic and noble gas analyses of the carbonaceous
chondrite meteorites Y-82162 (C1/2 ung), Y-980115 (CI1), Y-86029 (CI1), Y-86720 (C2 …
chondrite meteorites Y-82162 (C1/2 ung), Y-980115 (CI1), Y-86029 (CI1), Y-86720 (C2 …
[HTML][HTML] Global photometric properties of (162173) Ryugu
E Tatsumi, D Domingue, S Schröder, Y Yokota… - Astronomy & …, 2020 - aanda.org
Context. The Hayabusa2 spacecraft launched by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has
been conducting observations of the asteroid (162173) Ryugu since June 2018. The …
been conducting observations of the asteroid (162173) Ryugu since June 2018. The …
Updated inflight calibration of Hayabusa2's optical navigation camera (ONC) for scientific observations during the cruise phase
Abstract The Optical Navigation Cameras (ONC-T, ONC-W1, ONC-W2) onboard Hayabusa2
are also being used for scientific observations of the mission target, C-complex asteroid …
are also being used for scientific observations of the mission target, C-complex asteroid …
Space weathering trends on carbonaceous asteroids: A possible explanation for Bennu's blue slope?
We compare primitive near-Earth asteroid spectral properties to the irradiated carbonaceous
chondrite samples of Lantz et al.(2017) in order to assess how space weathering processes …
chondrite samples of Lantz et al.(2017) in order to assess how space weathering processes …
Initial inflight calibration for Hayabusa2 optical navigation camera (ONC) for science observations of asteroid Ryugu
Hayabusa2, the first sample return mission to a C-type asteroid was launched by the Japan
Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) on December 3, 2014 and will arrive at the asteroid …
Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) on December 3, 2014 and will arrive at the asteroid …