Innovation of Microgravity Geology : New Perspective of Solar System Science through Granular Physics

• Project/Area Number: 20200048
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas (Research a proposed research project)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Solid earth and planetary physics; Properties in chemical engineering process/Transfer operation/Unit operation
• Research Institution: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
• Principal Investigator: YANO Hajime Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, 宇宙科学研究所, 助教 (00321571)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): MIYAMOTO Hideaki 東京大学, 総合研究博物館, 准教授 (00312992) ; TAKAGI Yasuhiko 愛知東邦大学, 経営学部, 教授 (10192147)
• Research Collaborator: HASEGAWA Sunao 宇宙航空研究開発機構, 宇宙科学研究所, 研究員 ; OKUDAIRA Kyoko 会津大学, 企画運営室, 准教授
• Project Period (FY): 2008 – 2010
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2010)
• Budget Amount: ¥23,530,000 (Direct Cost: ¥18,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥5,430,000); Fiscal Year 2010: ¥9,880,000 (Direct Cost: ¥7,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,280,000); Fiscal Year 2009: ¥9,620,000 (Direct Cost: ¥7,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,220,000); Fiscal Year 2008: ¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
• Keywords: 惑星系形成 / 小惑星 / 彗星核 / 小型衛星 / 衝突現 / 粉体流動 / 微小重力地質学 / 衝突現象

Research Abstract

This research program aimed to create a new interdisciplinary field between solar system science and granular physics called "Microgravity Geology", under the collaboration among domestic and international scientists. To achieve this goal, we mainly focused on data analyses of geology and geomorphology of microgravity bodies such as asteroids and comet nuclei like Hayabusa mission, impact and wave propagation experiments in 1G environment, impact and granular flow experiments in microgravity environment by using free fall, drop tower vacuum chambers, numerical simulations, and modeling of geological process on such bodies. These results are applied to research and development of next generation plans of solar system small body exploration.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Surface morphological features of boulders on Asteroid 25143 Itokawa (2010)
  • Author(s): T.Noguchi, A.Tsuchiyama, N.Hirata, H.Demura, R.Nakamura, H.Miyamoto, H.Yano, T.Nakamura, J.Saito, S.Sasaki, T.Hashimoto, T.Kubota, M.Ishiguro, M.E.Zolensky
  • Journal Title: Icarus 206 Pages: 319-326
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Linear stability of collinear equilibrium points around an asteroid as a two-connected-mass : Application to fast rotating asteroid 2000EB14 (2010)
  • Author(s): M.Hirabayashi, M.Y.Morimoto, H.Yano, J.Kawaguchi, J.Bellerose
  • Journal Title: Icarus 206 Pages: 780-782
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 小惑星イトカワ表面に存在する岩塊の表面組織の解読:小惑星のフィールド岩石学の試み (2010)
  • Author(s): 野口高明、土山明、中村良介、宮本英昭、矢野創、中村智樹、齋藤潤、佐々木晶、橋本樹明、久保田孝、石黒正晃、M.E.ゾレンスキー
  • Journal Title: 日本惑星科学会誌:遊・星・人 19 Pages: 12-22
  • NAID: 110007580875
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 小惑星イトカワ表面に存在する岩塊の表面組織の解読:小惑星のフィールド岩石学の試み (2010)
  • Author(s): 野口高明、土山明、中村良介、宮本英昭、矢野創、中村智樹、齋藤潤、佐々木晶、橋本樹明、久保田孝、石黒正晃、M.E.ゾレンスキー
  • Journal Title: 日本惑星科学会誌 遊・星・人 Volume: 19 Pages: 12-22
  • NAID: 110007580875
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Linear stability of collinear equilibrium points around an asteroid as a two-connected-mass : Application to fast rotating asteroid 2000EB14 (2010)
  • Author(s): M.Hirabayashi, M.Y.Morimoto, H.Yano, J.Kawaguchi, J.Bellerose
  • Journal Title: Icarus Volume: 206 Pages: 780-782
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] PROCESSES TO OPEN THE CONTAINER AND THE SAMPLE CATCHER OF THE HAYABUSA RETURNED CAPSULE IN THE PLANETARY MATERIAL SAMPLE CURATION FACILITY OF JAXA (2011)
  • Author(s): A.Fujimura, M.Abe, T.Yada, T.Nakamura, T.Noguchi, R.Okazaki, Y.Ishibashi, K.Shirai, T.Okada, H.Yano, M.E.Zolensky, S.Sandford, M.Ueno, T.Mukai, M.Yoshikawa, J.Kawaguchi
  • Organizer: Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2011
  • Place of Presentation: Houston, TX, U.S.A.
  • Year and Date: 2011-03-10
• [Presentation] Amor : A Lander Mission to Explore the C-type Triple Near-Earth Asteroid System 2001 SN263 (2011)
  • Author(s): T.Jones, P.Lee, J.Bellerose, E.Fahnestock, R.Farquhar, M.Gaffey, J.Heldmann, D.Lawrence, M.Nolan, T.Prettyman, P.Smith, P.Thomas, J.Veverka, G.Benedix, R.Elphic, R.Gellert, A.Hildebrand, H.Yano, P.Bhavsar, J.Chartres, A.Cox, T.Debus, R.DeRosee, D.Dunham, R.Fleischner, J.Goldsten, J.Horsewood, D.Mayer, J.McCarthy, T.McCarthy, G.Mungas, D.Osterman, H.Sanchez, B.Williams
  • Organizer: Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2011
  • Place of Presentation: Houston, TX, U.S.A.
  • Year and Date: 2011-03-08
• [Presentation] LANDING AND MOBILITY CONCEPT FOR THE SMALL ASTEROID LANDER MASCOT ON ASTEROID 1999 JU3 (2010)
  • Author(s): C.Dietze, F.Herrmann, S.Kuss, C.Lange, M.Scharringhausen, L.Witte, T.van Zoest, H.Yano
  • Organizer: International Astronautical Congress 2010
  • Place of Presentation: Praque, Czech. Republic.
  • Year and Date: 2010-09-05
• [Presentation] LANDING AND MOBILITY CONCEPT FOR THE SMALL ASTEROID LANDER MASCOT ON ASTEROID 1999 JU3 (2010)
  • Author(s): C.Dietze, F.Herrmann, S.Kuss, C.Lange, M.Scharringhausen, L.Witte, T.van Zoest, H.Yano
  • Organizer: International Astronautical Congress 2010
  • Place of Presentation: Praque, Czech.Republic
  • Year and Date: 2010-09-05
• [Presentation] Shape and Regolith Distribution of Rubble-Pile Asteroid (2010)
  • Author(s): Y.Zemba, H.Yano, O.Mori, J.Kawaguchi
  • Organizer: 20th Workshop on JAXA Astrodynamics and Flight Mechanics.
  • Place of Presentation: 日JAXA相模原キャンパス(神奈川)
  • Year and Date: 2010-07-26
• [Presentation] Shape and Regolith Distribution of Rubble-Pile Asteroid. (2010)
  • Author(s): Y.Zemba, H.Yano, O.Mori, J.Kawaguchi.
  • Organizer: 20th Workshop on JAXA Astrodynamics and Flight Mechanics.
  • Place of Presentation: 相模原、神奈川、日本
  • Year and Date: 2010-07-26
• [Presentation] Hayabusa's follow-on mission for surface and sub-surface sample return from a C-type NEO (2010)
  • Author(s): H.Yano, Hayabusa-2 Pre-Project Team(M.Yoshikawa, H.Yano, Y.Tsuda, S.Nakazawa, H.Mimamino, F.Terui, T.Saiki, K.Nishiyama, T.Kubota, T.Okada, M.Y.Morimoto, N.Ogawa, C.Okamoto, Y.Takagi, S.Tachibana, R.Nakamura, N.Hirata, H.Demura, 80 other scientists and engineers)
  • Organizer: COSPAR Scientific Assembly 2010(招待講演)
  • Place of Presentation: Bremen, Germany.
  • Year and Date: 2010-07-23
• [Presentation] Hayabusa's follow-on mission for surface and sub-surface sample return from a C-type NEO (2010)
  • Author(s): H.Yano, Hayabusa-2 Pre-Project Team (M.Yoshikawa, H.Yano, Y.Tsuda, S.Nakazawa, H.Mimamino, F.Terui, T.Saiki, K.Nishiyama, T.Kubota, T.Okada, M.Y.Morimoto, N.Ogawa, C.Okamoto, Y.Takagi, S.Tachibana, R.Nakamura, N.Hirata, H.Demura, 80 other scientists and engineers)
  • Organizer: COSPAR Scientific Assembly 2010
  • Place of Presentation: Bremen, Germany.(招待講演)
  • Year and Date: 2010-07-23
• [Presentation] はやぶさ2プリプロジェクトチーム:はやぶさ2:ミッション設計と理工学目標 (2010)
  • Author(s): 矢野創, 吉川真, 津田雄一, 中澤暁, 南野浩之
  • Organizer: 2010年度日本地球惑星科学連合大会
  • Place of Presentation: 幕張、千葉
  • Year and Date: 2010-05-26
• [Presentation] はやぶさ2:ミッション設計と理工学目標 (2010)
  • Author(s): 矢野創, 吉川真, 津田雄一, 中澤暁, 南野浩之, はやぶさ2プリプロジェクトチーム
  • Organizer: 2010年度日本地球惑星科学連合大会
  • Place of Presentation: 幕張、千葉
  • Year and Date: 2010-05-26
• [Presentation] ISAS34m自由落下実験装置の製作 (2010)
  • Author(s): 矢野創
  • Organizer: 第二回微小重力地質学研究会(招待講演)
  • Place of Presentation: JAXA相模原キャンパス(神奈川)
  • Year and Date: 2010-03-25
• [Presentation] ISAS34m自由落下実験装置の製作(招待講演) (2010)
  • Author(s): 矢野創
  • Organizer: 第二回微小重力地質学研究会
  • Place of Presentation: JAXA相模原キャンパス(神奈川)
  • Year and Date: 2010-03-25
• [Presentation] Itokawa and Experimental Works on Microgravity Geology (2010)
  • Author(s): H.Yano
  • Organizer: Numerical Modeling of Asteroids as Granular Systems(招待講演)
  • Place of Presentation: ムドン天文台(パリ、フランス)
  • Year and Date: 2010-01-15
• [Presentation] Itokawa and Experimental Works on Microgravity Geology(招待講演) (2010)
  • Author(s): H.Yano
  • Organizer: Numerical Modeling of Asteroids as Granular Systems
  • Place of Presentation: ムドン天文台(パリ、フランス)
  • Year and Date: 2010-01-15
• [Presentation] Development of Sampling Systems for Small Solar System Bodies onboard Hayabusa Follow-on Missions (2009)
  • Author(s): H.Yano, et al.
  • Organizer: International Symposium on Space Technology and Science 2009
  • Place of Presentation: エポカルつくば国際会議場(茨城)
  • Year and Date: 2009-07-07
• [Presentation] Development of Sampling Systems for Small Solar System Bodies onboard Hayabusa Follow-on Missions (2009)
  • Author(s): H.Yano, et al.
  • Organizer: International Symposium on Space Technol0gy and Science
  • Place of Presentation: エポカルつくば国際会議場(茨城)
  • Year and Date: 2009-07-07
• [Presentation] Microgravity Geology : In-situ Measurements and Laboratory Simulations (2009)
  • Author(s): H.Yano
  • Organizer: International Symposium on Marco Polo and other Small Body Sample Return Missions
  • Place of Presentation: パリ大学(パリ、フランス)
  • Year and Date: 2009-05-18
• [Presentation] Electrostatic Charge on Small Bodies : Dust Levitation Effects and Transport (2009)
  • Author(s): J.Bellerose, H.Yano
  • Organizer: 第一回微小重力地質学研究会
  • Place of Presentation: 東京大学・総合科学博物館(東京)
  • Year and Date: 2009-02-02
• [Presentation] 微小重力地質学における衝突・振動・粉体挙動 ～探査・実験・モデル研究の融合に向けた課題～ (2009)
  • Author(s): 矢野創
  • Organizer: 第一回微小重力地質学研究会
  • Place of Presentation: 東京大学・総合科学博物館(東京)
  • Year and Date: 2009-02-02
• [Presentation] 微小重力地質学における衝突・振動・粉体挙動〜探査・実験・モデル研究の融合に向けた課題〜 (2009)
  • Author(s): 矢野創
  • Organizer: 第一回微小重力地質学研究会
  • Place of Presentation: 東京大学・総合科学博物館
  • Year and Date: 2009-02-02
• [Presentation] はやぶさ後継シリーズの微小重力天体試料採取機構の開発 (2009)
  • Author(s): 矢野創, ほか
  • Organizer: 2008年度宇宙科学シンポジウム
  • Place of Presentation: 宇宙航空研究開発機構・相模原キャンパス(神奈川)
  • Year and Date: 2009-01-07
• [Presentation] はやぶさ後継シリーズの微小重力天体試料採取機構の開発 (2009)
  • Author(s): 矢野創ほか
  • Organizer: 2008年度宇宙科学シンポジウム
  • Place of Presentation: 宇宙航空研究開発機構・相模原キャンパス
  • Year and Date: 2009-01-07
• [Presentation] 固体天体表面試料採取機構の開発:始原天体サンプルリターンを例に (2008)
  • Author(s): 矢野創, ほか
  • Organizer: 2008年度太陽系科学シンポジウム
  • Place of Presentation: 宇宙航空研究開発機構・相模原キャンパス(神奈川)
  • Year and Date: 2008-12-19
• [Presentation] 固体天体表面試料採取機構の開発:始原天体サンプルリターンを例に (2008)
  • Author(s): 矢野創ほか
  • Organizer: 2008年度太陽系科学シンポジウム
  • Place of Presentation: 宇宙航空研究開発機構・相模原キャンパス
  • Year and Date: 2008-12-19
• [Book] はやぶさプロジェクトチーム(矢野創他編)(小惑星探査機「はやぶさ」の超技術) (2011)
  • Author(s): 川口淳一郎
  • Total Pages: 392
  • Publisher: 講談社
• [Book] 小惑星探査機「はやぶさ」の超技術 (2011)
  • Author(s): 川口淳一郎、はやぶさプロジェクトチーム(矢野創, 他)編
  • Total Pages: 392
  • Publisher: 講談社
• [Remarks] H20年度本予算で製作したホームページを、アップデートして2009年夏に公開予定。(URLは調整中。)