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K. Kitazato is an author at Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency specializing in natural sciences, earth sciences, and planetary geology.
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2006–2023
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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 · 362 citations · Full text
Samples returned from the asteroid Ryugu are similar to Ivuna-type carbonaceous meteorites
Tetsuya Yokoyama, K. Nagashima, Izumi Nakai et al. · Science · 2022 · 336 citations · Full text
Preliminary analysis of the Hayabusa2 samples returned from C-type asteroid Ryugu
Toru Yada, Masanao Abe, Tatsuaki Okada et al. · Nature Astronomy · 2021 · 334 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 · 328 citations · Full text
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