List of works - Goro Komatsu

A global inventory of central pit craters on the Moon: Distribution, morphology, and geometry

A new terrestrial analogue site for Mars research: The Qaidam Basin, Tibetan Plateau (NW China)

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A possible terrestrial analogue for haematite concretions on Mars

scientific article published on June 2004

A proposal for rover geological exploration on Mars

scientific article

Amphitheater-Headed Valley (Venus)

scientific article

An Unusual Spectral Unit in West Candor Chasma: Evidence for Aqueous or Hydrothermal Alteration in the Martian Canyons

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An inventory of potentially habitable environments on Mars: Geological and biological perspectives

Analysis of a new geomorphological inventory of landslides in Valles Marineris, Mars

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Ancient wet aeolian environments on Earth: clues to presence of fossil/live microorganisms on Mars

article by William Mahaney et al published September 2004 in Icarus

Application of GIS to Geomorphological Research on Mars

scientific article

Canali (Venus)

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Canali-type channels on Venus: Some genetic constraints

scholarly article

Cataclysmic Scabland flooding: Insights from a simple depth-averaged numerical model

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Catastrophic flooding, palaeolakes, and late Quaternary drainage reorganization in northern Eurasia

scientific article published in 2015

Channels in the Solar System

Characteristics of Erosional Morphology Formed by Tsunami Waves along the Sanriku Coast, Northeastern Japan

scientific article

Climate-Driven Changes in Lake Areas for the Last Half Century in the Valley of Lakes, Govi Region, Southern Mongolia

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Combinations of processes responsible for Martian impact crater “layered ejecta structures” emplacement

scholarly article

Deformation band clusters on Mars and implications for subsurface fluid flow

scholarly article by Chris H. Okubo et al published 5 February 2009 in Geological Society of America Bulletin

Depth profiles of venusian sinuous rilles and valley networks

Diagenetic analogs to hematite regions on Mars: examples from Jurassic sandstones of southern Utah, USA

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Displacement and delormalion of the sliding materials No.4

scientific article

Drainage systems of Lonar Crater, India: Contributions to Lonar Lake hydrology and crater degradation

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Effects of Tsunami Wave Erosion on Natural Landscapes: Examples from the 2011 Tohoku-oki Tsunami

Envision: Understanding Why Earth’s Closest Neighbor Is so Different ⬇️

assessment study report

Fluvial geomorphology on Earth-like planetary surfaces: A review

scientific article published on 16 May 2015

Fluvio–Lacustrine Sedimentation and Tectonic Influence, Lunae Planum (Mars)

Formation and disruption of aquifers in southwestern Chryse Planitia, Mars

Formation and geomorphologic history of the Lonar impact crater deduced from in situ cosmogenic10Be and26Al

Formation of valleys and cataclysmic flood channels on Earth and Mars

scientific article

Four climate regimes on a land planet with wet surface: Effects of obliquity change and implications for ancient Mars

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Further evidence for an impact origin of the Tsenkher structure in the Gobi-Altai, Mongolia: geology of a 3.7 km crater with a well-preserved ejecta blanket

scientific article published in 2017

GIS analyses of Martian satellite imageries and topographic data

scientific article

GRS evidence and the possibility of paleooceans on Mars

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Generic identification and classification of morphostructures in the Noachis-Sabaea region, southern highlands of Mars

Geological Features and Evolution of Yardangs in the Qaidam Basin, Tibetan Plateau (NW China): A Terrestrial Analogue for Mars

scientific article published in September 2018

Geological and hydrological histories of the Argyre province, Mars

scholarly article

Geological evolution of Ares Vallis on Mars: Formation by multiple events of catastrophic flooding, glacial and periglacial processes

Geological features indicative of processes related to the hematite formation in Meridiani Planum and Aram Chaos, Mars: a comparison with diagenetic hematite deposits in southern Utah, USA

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Geomorphic imprints of repeated tsunami waves in a coastal valley in northeastern Japan

scholarly article by Yuichi S. Hayakawa et al published August 2015 in Geomorphology

Geomorphic knobs of Candor Chasma, Mars: New Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter data and comparisons to terrestrial analogs

scholarly article

Geomorphological View of the Environmental History of Mars and Candidate Habitable Environments

Geomorphology of subglacial volcanoes in the Azas Plateau, the Tuva Republic, Russia

scholarly article by Goro Komatsu et al published August 2007 in Geomorphology

Geophysical survey of the proposed Tsenkher impact structure, Gobi Altai, Mongolia

scholarly article

Groundwater influence on the aeolian sequence stratigraphy of the Mechertate–Chrita–Sidi El Hani system, Tunisian Sahel: Analogies to the wet–dry aeolian sequence stratigraphy at Meridiani Planum, Terby crater, and Gale crater, Mars

article published in 2014

Harmakhis Vallis Source Region, Mars: Insights into the recent geothermal history based on geological mapping

article from 2011

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

scientific article published on 19 March 2019

Headward growth of chasmata by volatile outbursts, collapse, and drainage: Evidence from Ganges chaos, Mars

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Hydrodynamics of impact-induced tsunami over the Martian ocean

scholarly article by Yasutaka Iijima et al published May 2014 in Planetary and Space Science

Hydrogeologic processes of large-scale tectonomagmatic complexes in Mongolia–southern Siberia and on Mars

scholarly article by Goro Komatsu et al published 2004 in Geology

Impact craters with ejecta flows and central pits on Mercury

Interior layered deposits of Valles Marineris, Mars: analogous subice volcanism related to Baikal Rifting, Southern Siberia

scholarly article by Goro Komatsu et al published January 2004 in Planetary and Space Science

Jupiter ICY moon explorer (JUICE): Advances in the design of the radar for Icy Moons (RIME)

Large rock slides in impact craters on the Moon and Mercury

Large-Scale and Deep-Seated Gravitational Slope Deformations on Mars: A Review

scientific article

Late Pleistocene glaciers in Darhad Basin, northern Mongolia

Local stratigraphic relations at Sandel crater, Venus: Possible evidence for recent volcano-tectonic activity in Imdr Regio

scientific article

Luminescence dating of scoria fall and lahar deposits from Somma–Vesuvius, Italy

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Mars Orbiter Camera observation of linear and curvilinear features in the Hellas basin: Indications for multiple processes of formation

scholarly article

Methane on Mars

scientific article

Middle and Late Quaternary glacial lake-outburst floods, drainage diversions and reorganization of fluvial systems in northwestern Eurasia

scientific article

Middle to late Holocene sedimentation dynamics and paleoclimatic conditions in the Lake Ulaan basin, southern Mongolia

scientific article

Models of formation and activity of spring mounds in the mechertate-chrita-sidi el hani system, eastern Tunisia: implications for the habitability of Mars

scientific article

Morphometric analysis of a Hesperian aged Martian lobate scarp using high-resolution data

Nature park establishment and environmental conflicts in coastal areas: The case of the Costa Teatina National Park in central Italy

scientific article

New evidence for a magmatic influence on the origin of Valles Marineris, Mars

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Newly Discovered Ring-Moat Dome Structures in the Lunar Maria: Possible Origins and Implications

article by Feng Zhang et al published 19 September 2017 in Geophysical Research Letters

Numerical simulations of large-scale cataclysmic floodwater: A simple depth-averaged model and an illustrative application

scholarly article

Origin of glacial–fluvial landforms in the Azas Plateau volcanic field, the Tuva Republic, Russia: Role of ice–magma interaction

scholarly article by Goro Komatsu et al published August 2007 in Geomorphology

Outcrop investigation in Mars geology

scientific article

Outflow Channel (Venus)

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Paleolakes, paleofloods, and depressions in Aurorae and Ophir Plana, Mars: Connectivity of surface and subsurface hydrological systems

scholarly article by Goro Komatsu et al published June 2009 in Icarus

Paleoshoreline geomorphology of Böön Tsagaan Nuur, Tsagaan Nuur and Orog Nuur: the Valley of Lakes, Mongolia

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Plains Tectonism on Venus: Inferences from Canali Longitudinal Profiles

scholarly article

Planetary Geology Field Symposium, Kitakyushu, Japan, 2011: Planetary geology and terrestrial analogs

scholarly article by Goro Komatsu published in May 2014

Planetary geology and terrestrial analogs in Asia

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Playa environments on Earth: possible analogs for Mars

scientific article

Pleistocene Lake Bonneville as an Analog for Extraterrestrial Lakes and Oceans

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Present-day aeolian activity in Herschel Crater, Mars

scholarly article by Marco Cardinale et al published February 2016 in Icarus

Quaternary paleolake formation and cataclysmic flooding along the upper Yenisei River

RIME: Radar for Icy Moon Exploration

Reprint of: Impact craters with ejecta flows and central pits on Mercury

River Morphologies and Palaeodrainages of Western Africa (Sahara and Sahel) During Humid Climatic Conditions

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Rivers in the Solar System: Water Is Not the Only Fluid Flow on Planetary Bodies

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Roles of methane and carbon dioxide in geological processes on Mars

Sample collection from asteroid (162173) Ryugu by Hayabusa2: Implications for surface evolution

scientific article published on 01 May 2020

Shock Vaporization/Devolatilization of Evaporitic Minerals, Halite and Gypsum, in an Open System Investigated by a Two‐Stage Light Gas Gun

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Sinuous Rille

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Small edifice features in Chryse Planitia, Mars: Assessment of a mud volcano hypothesis

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Spreading vs. Rifting as modes of extensional tectonics on the globally expanded Ganymede

scholarly article

The 1997 Mars Pathfinder Spacecraft Landing Site: Spillover Deposits from an Early Mars Inland Sea

scientific article published on 25 February 2019

The Argyre Region as a Prime Target for in situ Astrobiological Exploration of Mars.

scientific article

The Goshogake mud volcano field, Tohoku, northern Japan: An acidic, high-temperature system related to magmatic volcanism

scientific article published in March 2019

The Polygonal Surface Structures in the Dalangtan Playa, Qaidam Basin, NW China: Controlling Factors for Their Formation and Implications for Analogous Martian Landforms

scientific article published in July 2018

The Tsenkher structure in the Gobi-Altai, Mongolia: Geomorphological hints of an impact origin

The comparative planetary geology of oceans, lakes and outflow channels on Mars

scientific article

The evolution of gullies in steppe and forest-steppe landscapes of the Minusinskaya intermountain depression, Siberia: a case study in the central part of the Krasnoyarsk water reservoir

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

scientific article published on 19 March 2019

The influence of local topography for wind direction on Mars: two examples of dune fields in crater basins

scholarly article by Marco Cardinale et al published 31 July 2012 in Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

The search for life beyond Earth through fuzzy expert systems

The status of Mars exploration: the importance of terrestrial analogs and the role of geologists

scientific article

Tier-Scalable Reconnaissance Missions For The Autonomous Exploration Of Planetary Bodies

Timings of early crustal activity in southern highlands of Mars: Periods of crustal stretching and shortening

scientific article published in 2018

Tsunami waves extensively resurfaced the shorelines of an early Martian ocean

scientific article

Ultrastructural study of iron oxide precipitates: implications for the search for biosignatures in the Meridiani hematite concretions, Mars

scientific article published on August 2006

Utah's geologic and geomorphic analogs to Mars—An overview for planetary exploration

Utilization of the Voronoï tessellation for improved planetary age determination: A case study of a large rampart crater in Thaumasia Planum (Mars)

scientific article published in 2022

Valley Network (Venus)

scientific article

Valley networks on Venus

article published in 2001

List of works by Goro Komatsu

A global inventory of central pit craters on the Moon: Distribution, morphology, and geometry

A new terrestrial analogue site for Mars research: The Qaidam Basin, Tibetan Plateau (NW China)

A possible terrestrial analogue for haematite concretions on Mars

A proposal for rover geological exploration on Mars

Amphitheater-Headed Valley (Venus)

An Unusual Spectral Unit in West Candor Chasma: Evidence for Aqueous or Hydrothermal Alteration in the Martian Canyons

An inventory of potentially habitable environments on Mars: Geological and biological perspectives

Analysis of a new geomorphological inventory of landslides in Valles Marineris, Mars

Ancient wet aeolian environments on Earth: clues to presence of fossil/live microorganisms on Mars

Application of GIS to Geomorphological Research on Mars

Canali (Venus)

Canali-type channels on Venus: Some genetic constraints

Cataclysmic Scabland flooding: Insights from a simple depth-averaged numerical model

Catastrophic flooding, palaeolakes, and late Quaternary drainage reorganization in northern Eurasia

Channels in the Solar System

Characteristics of Erosional Morphology Formed by Tsunami Waves along the Sanriku Coast, Northeastern Japan

Climate-Driven Changes in Lake Areas for the Last Half Century in the Valley of Lakes, Govi Region, Southern Mongolia

Combinations of processes responsible for Martian impact crater “layered ejecta structures” emplacement

Deformation band clusters on Mars and implications for subsurface fluid flow

Depth profiles of venusian sinuous rilles and valley networks

Diagenetic analogs to hematite regions on Mars: examples from Jurassic sandstones of southern Utah, USA

Displacement and delormalion of the sliding materials No.4

Drainage systems of Lonar Crater, India: Contributions to Lonar Lake hydrology and crater degradation

Effects of Tsunami Wave Erosion on Natural Landscapes: Examples from the 2011 Tohoku-oki Tsunami

Envision: Understanding Why Earth’s Closest Neighbor Is so Different ⬇️

Fluvial geomorphology on Earth-like planetary surfaces: A review

Fluvio–Lacustrine Sedimentation and Tectonic Influence, Lunae Planum (Mars)

Formation and disruption of aquifers in southwestern Chryse Planitia, Mars

Formation and geomorphologic history of the Lonar impact crater deduced from in situ cosmogenic10Be and26Al

Formation of valleys and cataclysmic flood channels on Earth and Mars

Four climate regimes on a land planet with wet surface: Effects of obliquity change and implications for ancient Mars

Further evidence for an impact origin of the Tsenkher structure in the Gobi-Altai, Mongolia: geology of a 3.7 km crater with a well-preserved ejecta blanket

GIS analyses of Martian satellite imageries and topographic data

GRS evidence and the possibility of paleooceans on Mars

Generic identification and classification of morphostructures in the Noachis-Sabaea region, southern highlands of Mars

Geological Features and Evolution of Yardangs in the Qaidam Basin, Tibetan Plateau (NW China): A Terrestrial Analogue for Mars

Geological and hydrological histories of the Argyre province, Mars

Geological evolution of Ares Vallis on Mars: Formation by multiple events of catastrophic flooding, glacial and periglacial processes

Geological features indicative of processes related to the hematite formation in Meridiani Planum and Aram Chaos, Mars: a comparison with diagenetic hematite deposits in southern Utah, USA

Geomorphic imprints of repeated tsunami waves in a coastal valley in northeastern Japan

Geomorphic knobs of Candor Chasma, Mars: New Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter data and comparisons to terrestrial analogs

Geomorphological View of the Environmental History of Mars and Candidate Habitable Environments

Geomorphology of subglacial volcanoes in the Azas Plateau, the Tuva Republic, Russia

Geophysical survey of the proposed Tsenkher impact structure, Gobi Altai, Mongolia

Groundwater influence on the aeolian sequence stratigraphy of the Mechertate–Chrita–Sidi El Hani system, Tunisian Sahel: Analogies to the wet–dry aeolian sequence stratigraphy at Meridiani Planum, Terby crater, and Gale crater, Mars

Harmakhis Vallis Source Region, Mars: Insights into the recent geothermal history based on geological mapping

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

Headward growth of chasmata by volatile outbursts, collapse, and drainage: Evidence from Ganges chaos, Mars

Hydrodynamics of impact-induced tsunami over the Martian ocean

Hydrogeologic processes of large-scale tectonomagmatic complexes in Mongolia–southern Siberia and on Mars

Impact craters with ejecta flows and central pits on Mercury

Interior layered deposits of Valles Marineris, Mars: analogous subice volcanism related to Baikal Rifting, Southern Siberia

Jupiter ICY moon explorer (JUICE): Advances in the design of the radar for Icy Moons (RIME)

Large rock slides in impact craters on the Moon and Mercury

Large-Scale and Deep-Seated Gravitational Slope Deformations on Mars: A Review

Late Pleistocene glaciers in Darhad Basin, northern Mongolia

Local stratigraphic relations at Sandel crater, Venus: Possible evidence for recent volcano-tectonic activity in Imdr Regio

Luminescence dating of scoria fall and lahar deposits from Somma–Vesuvius, Italy

Mars Orbiter Camera observation of linear and curvilinear features in the Hellas basin: Indications for multiple processes of formation

Methane on Mars

Middle and Late Quaternary glacial lake-outburst floods, drainage diversions and reorganization of fluvial systems in northwestern Eurasia

Middle to late Holocene sedimentation dynamics and paleoclimatic conditions in the Lake Ulaan basin, southern Mongolia

Models of formation and activity of spring mounds in the mechertate-chrita-sidi el hani system, eastern Tunisia: implications for the habitability of Mars

Morphometric analysis of a Hesperian aged Martian lobate scarp using high-resolution data

Nature park establishment and environmental conflicts in coastal areas: The case of the Costa Teatina National Park in central Italy

New evidence for a magmatic influence on the origin of Valles Marineris, Mars

Newly Discovered Ring-Moat Dome Structures in the Lunar Maria: Possible Origins and Implications

Numerical simulations of large-scale cataclysmic floodwater: A simple depth-averaged model and an illustrative application

Origin of glacial–fluvial landforms in the Azas Plateau volcanic field, the Tuva Republic, Russia: Role of ice–magma interaction

Outcrop investigation in Mars geology

Outflow Channel (Venus)

Paleolakes, paleofloods, and depressions in Aurorae and Ophir Plana, Mars: Connectivity of surface and subsurface hydrological systems

Paleoshoreline geomorphology of Böön Tsagaan Nuur, Tsagaan Nuur and Orog Nuur: the Valley of Lakes, Mongolia

Plains Tectonism on Venus: Inferences from Canali Longitudinal Profiles

Planetary Geology Field Symposium, Kitakyushu, Japan, 2011: Planetary geology and terrestrial analogs

Planetary geology and terrestrial analogs in Asia

Playa environments on Earth: possible analogs for Mars

Pleistocene Lake Bonneville as an Analog for Extraterrestrial Lakes and Oceans

Present-day aeolian activity in Herschel Crater, Mars