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K. Kitazato

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2006

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Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency(Current)

Institute of Space and Astronautical Science

The University of Tokyo

University of Aizu

Chiba Institute of Technology

K. Kitazato is an author at Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency specializing in engineering, astrophysics, and geochemistry.

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2006–2023

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

Sei‐ichiro Watanabe, Masatoshi Hirabayashi, Naru Hirata et al. · Science · 2019 · 592 citations

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

K. Kitazato, R. E. Milliken, Takahiro Iwata et al. · Science · 2019 · 342 citations · Full text

The global distribution of pure anorthosite on the Moon

M. Ohtake, Tsuneo Matsunaga, J. Haruyama et al. · Nature · 2009 · 316 citations

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

Toru Yada, Masanao Abe, Tatsuaki Okada et al. · Nature Astronomy · 2021 · 306 citations · Full text

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

Masahiko Arakawa, Takanao Saiki, Koji Wada et al. · Science · 2020 · 304 citations · Full text

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