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SUGITA, Seiji Professor Space and Planetary Science Group Office: Science Bldg.-806 TEL: +81-3-5841-4543 FAX: -- E-mail: HP: http://www.sugita-lab.com
Research Field Planetary exploration, Comparative Planetary Science Current Research The goal of my research is to understand the current conditions and histories of both planets and satellites in the Solar System. In particular, I am currently focused on planetary missions, such as Hayabusa2. Representative Publications 1. Sugita, S., R. Honda, T. Morota, S. Kameda, H. et al. (2019), The geomorphology, color, and thermal properties of Ryugu: Implications for parent-body processes, Science, 364, eaaw0422 1-11. doi: 10.1126/science.aaw0422. 2. Morota, T. S. Sugita et al. (2020), Sample collection from asteroid (162173) Ryugu by Hayabusa2: Implications for surface evolution, Science, 368, 654–659. 10.1126/science.aaz6306 3. Tatsumi, E. and S. Sugita (2018), Cratering efficiency on coarse-grain targets: implications for the dynamical evolution of asteroid 25143 Itokawa, Icarus, 300, 227-248, doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2017.09.004.

SUGITA, Seiji

Professor
Space and Planetary Science Group

Office: Science Bldg.-806
TEL: +81-3-5841-4543
FAX: --
E-mail:
HP: http://www.sugita-lab.com

Research Field

Planetary exploration, Comparative Planetary Science

Current Research

The goal of my research is to understand the current conditions and histories of both planets and satellites in the Solar System. In particular, I am currently focused on planetary missions, such as Hayabusa2.

Representative Publications

1. Sugita, S., R. Honda, T. Morota, S. Kameda, H. et al. (2019), The geomorphology, color, and thermal properties of Ryugu: Implications for parent-body processes, Science, 364, eaaw0422 1-11. doi: 10.1126/science.aaw0422.
2. Morota, T. S. Sugita et al. (2020), Sample collection from asteroid (162173) Ryugu by Hayabusa2: Implications for surface evolution, Science, 368, 654–659. 10.1126/science.aaz6306
3. Tatsumi, E. and S. Sugita (2018), Cratering efficiency on coarse-grain targets: implications for the dynamical evolution of asteroid 25143 Itokawa, Icarus, 300, 227-248, doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2017.09.004.