Masanao Abe

The Rubble-Pile Asteroid Itokawa as Observed by Hayabusa

Akira Fujiwara, Jun’ichiro Kawaguchi, D. K. Yeomans et al. · Science · 2006 · 933 citations

Geophysics, Engineering, Hayabusa Spacecraft +9

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

Geophysics, Equatorial Ridge, Crustal Deformation +13

Itokawa Dust Particles: A Direct Link Between S-Type Asteroids and Ordinary Chondrites

Tomoki Nakamura, T. Noguchi, Masahiko Tanaka et al. · Science · 2011 · 570 citations

Engineering, Planetary Geology, Mineral Chemistry +16

System design of the Hayabusa 2—Asteroid sample return mission to 1999 JU3

Yuichi Tsuda, Makoto Yoshikawa, Masanao Abe et al. · Acta Astronautica · 2013 · 439 citations

Space Mission, Hayabusa 2—Asteroid, Engineering +8

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

Seiji Sugita, Rie Honda, Tomokatsu Morota et al. · Science · 2019 · 432 citations · Full text