Pebbles and sand on asteroid (162173) Ryugu: In situ observation and particles returned to Earth

Thermally altered subsurface material of asteroid (162173) Ryugu

(2021) K. Kitazato et al.   Nature Astronomy

Size of particles ejected from an artificial impact crater on asteroid 162173 Ryugu

(2021) K. Wada et al.   ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS

Implications of High Polarization Degree for the Surface State of Ryugu

(2021) Daisuke Kuroda et al.   Astrophysical Journal Letters

Resurfacing processes on asteroid (162173) Ryugu caused by an artificial impact of Hayabusa2's Small Carry-on Impactor

(2021) Rie Honda et al.   ICARUS

Anomalously porous boulders on (162173) Ryugu as primordial materials from its parent body

(2021) N. Sakatani et al.   Nature Astronomy

Preliminary analysis of the Hayabusa2 samples returned from C-type asteroid Ryugu

(2021) Toru Yada et al.   Nature Astronomy

Simplified Simulated Materials of Asteroid Ryugu for Spacecraft Operations and Scientific Evaluations

(2020) Hideaki Miyamoto et al.   Natural Resources Research

Highly porous nature of a primitive asteroid revealed by thermal imaging

(2020) Tatsuaki Okada et al.   NATURE

Sample collection from asteroid (162173) Ryugu by Hayabusa2: Implications for surface evolution

(2020) T. Morota et al.   SCIENCE

An artificial impact on the asteroid (162173) Ryugu formed a crater in the gravity-dominated regime

(2020) M. Arakawa et al.   SCIENCE

Chemical assessment of the explosive chamber in the projector system of Hayabusa2 for asteroid sampling

(2020) Yoshinori Takano et al.   EARTH PLANETS AND SPACE

Network of thermal cracks in meteorites due to temperature variations: new experimental evidence and implications for asteroid surfaces

(2020) Guy Libourel et al.   MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY

Collisional history of Ryugu’s parent body from bright surface boulders

(2020) E. Tatsumi et al.   Nature Astronomy

Hayabusa2 arrives at the carbonaceous asteroid 162173 Ryugu—A spinning top–shaped rubble pile

(2019) S. Watanabe et al.   SCIENCE

The surface composition of asteroid 162173 Ryugu from Hayabusa2 near-infrared spectroscopy

(2019) K. Kitazato et al.   SCIENCE

The geomorphology, color, and thermal properties of Ryugu: Implications for parent-body processes

(2019) S. Sugita et al.   SCIENCE

The unexpected surface of asteroid (101955) Bennu

(2019) D. S. Lauretta et al.   NATURE

Boulder size and shape distributions on asteroid Ryugu

(2019) Tatsuhiro Michikami et al.   ICARUS

Evidence for widespread hydrated minerals on asteroid (101955) Bennu

(2019) V. E. Hamilton et al.   Nature Astronomy

Low thermal conductivity boulder with high porosity identified on C-type asteroid (162173) Ryugu

(2019) M. Grott et al.   Nature Astronomy

Images from the surface of asteroid Ryugu show rocks similar to carbonaceous chondrite meteorites

(2019) R. Jaumann et al.   SCIENCE

Numerical modelling of medium-speed impacts on a granular surface in a low-gravity environment application to Hayabusa2 sampling mechanism

(2019) Florian Thuillet et al.   MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY

Hayabusa2 Sampler: Collection of Asteroidal Surface Material

(2017) Hirotaka Sawada et al.   SPACE SCIENCE REVIEWS

Hayabusa2 Sample Catcher and Container: Metal-Seal System for Vacuum Encapsulation of Returned Samples with Volatiles and Organic Compounds Recovered from C-Type Asteroid Ryugu

(2016) Ryuji Okazaki et al.   SPACE SCIENCE REVIEWS

Impact-induced brittle deformation, porosity loss, and aqueous alteration in the Murchison CM chondrite

(2015) Romy D. Hanna et al.   GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA

On the characterization of size and shape of irregular particles

(2015) G.H. Bagheri et al.   POWDER TECHNOLOGY

Universality of fragment shapes

(2015) Gábor Domokos et al.   Scientific Reports

Hayabusa2: Scientific importance of samples returned from C-type near-Earth asteroid (162173) 1999 JU3

(2014) S. TACHIBANA et al.   GEOCHEMICAL JOURNAL

Collisional facilitation of aqueous alteration of CM and CV carbonaceous chondrites

(2012) Alan E. Rubin   GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA

NIH Image to ImageJ: 25 years of image analysis

(2012) Caroline A Schneider et al.   NATURE METHODS

Irradiation History of Itokawa Regolith Material Deduced from Noble Gases in the Hayabusa Samples

(2011) K. Nagao et al.   SCIENCE

Three-Dimensional Structure of Hayabusa Samples: Origin and Evolution of Itokawa Regolith

(2011) A. Tsuchiyama et al.   SCIENCE