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List of works by Shota Kikuchi

A pristine record of outer Solar System materials from asteroid Ryugu’s returned sample

scientific article published in 2022

Alignment determination of the Hayabusa2 laser altimeter (LIDAR)

scientific article

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

scientific article published on 19 March 2020

Ballistic deployment of the Hayabusa2 artificial landmarks in the microgravity environment of Ryugu

scientific article

Collisional history of Ryugu’s parent body from bright surface boulders

article published in 2020

Design and Reconstruction of the Hayabusa2 Precision Landing on Ryugu

scientific article

Dynamic precise orbit determination of Hayabusa2 using laser altimeter (LIDAR) and image tracking data sets

scientific article published on 12 June 2020

First asteroid gas sample delivered by the Hayabusa2 mission: A treasure box from Ryugu

scientific article published on 18 November 2022

Hayabusa2 Landing Site Selection: Surface Topography of Ryugu and Touchdown Safety

scientific article published in October 2020

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

scientific article published on 19 March 2019

Hayabusa2 pinpoint touchdown near the artificial crater on Ryugu: Trajectory design and guidance performance

scientific article published in October 2021

Improving Hayabusa2 trajectory by combining LIDAR data and a shape model

scientific article published in March 2020

Pebbles and sand on asteroid (162173) Ryugu: In situ observation and particles returned to Earth

scientific article published on 4 March 2022

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

scientific article published on 20 December 2021

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

scientific article published on 01 May 2020

Samples returned from the asteroid Ryugu are similar to Ivuna-type carbonaceous meteorites

scholarly article

Site selection for the Hayabusa2 artificial cratering and subsurface material sampling on Ryugu

scientific article published in 2022

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

scientific article published on 19 March 2019

Thermally altered subsurface material of asteroid (162173) Ryugu

scientific article