Experimental Planetary Science

Department of Planetology, Graduate School of Science, Kobe University

 
 

  We study the origin and evolution of planets in the solar system including the Earth, satellites and asteroids, by laboratory experiments and planetary exploration. Particularly, we focus on the impact phenomena which are important factor to clarify the origin and the evolution of the solar system, and examined the relationship with the variety of bodies in the solar system.

  Currently, we collaborate with the researchers in ISAS, JAXA, PERC in Chiba Tech., Kouchi Univ., Univ. Occup. Env. Health, Aichi Toho Univ., etc., and develop the devices, SCI (Small Carry-on Impactor) and DCAM3 (Deployable Camera), equipped on Hayabusa-2 explorer.

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A scientific paper about the latest results obtained by SCI/DCAM3 loaded on Hayabusa 2 was published in Science.

Arakawa et al., Science 368, 67–71, 3 April 2020, doi:10.1126/science.aaz1701

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

Abstract here　　Reprint here　　Full-text here