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Analysis of present and past rotation states and surface evolution of asteroid Ryugu using Hayabusa2 image data

Research Project

Project/Area Number 20K14538
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Basic Section 17010:Space and planetary sciences-related
Research InstitutionKobe University

Principal Investigator

Hirata Naoyuki  神戸大学, 理学研究科, 助教 (00791550)

Project Period (FY) 2020-04-01 – 2023-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥390,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥90,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥3,250,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥750,000)
Keywords惑星 / 小惑星 / リュウグウ / 惑星科学 / はやぶさ2 / 小惑星リュウグウ
Outline of Research at the Start

小惑星探査機はやぶさ2の画像データを解析し、リュウグウの自転状態および自転変化によって生じる表面現象について明らかにする。小惑星は赤外線放射によって自転が暴走加速することがしられており、リュウグウの過去の自転周期が今よりもずっと速かったらしい。リュウグウはそのような高速自転小惑星を詳細に解析ができる初めての例である。現在の自転状態を解析し、さらにそのような高速自転がリュウグウの形状や表層進化にどのような影響を与えるのかを画像データの解析によって明らかにすることで、小惑星の軌道進化やそれによる太陽系初期の微惑星の集合や合体による惑星形成、地球への衝突過程などへの知見に発展させる。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

It is thought that Asteroid Ryugu, visited by the Hayabusa2 spacecraft, used to be a fast rotator. Such fast-spinning asteroids are not uncommon in the solar system. Ryugu is the first example of this type of asteroid that we are able to observe in detail. The results of this study revealed that impact ejecta on the surface are strongly affected by the rotation of Ryugu, and that various phenomena, including the accumulation of ejecta near the equator of Ryugu, take place.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

小惑星は太陽系初期の微惑星の集合・合体等による惑星形成段階において、集積せずに生き残った天体グループだと考えられている。日本の探査機はやぶさ2が訪れた小惑星リュウグウの進化を包括的に解き明かすことは太陽系初期進化の理解へ資するものである。特にリュウグウの重要な特徴の一つがかつて高速自転小惑星であったという点である。リュウグウのような高速自転小惑星は太陽系ではありふれたものだが、探査機が訪れたことはこれまでなく、高速自転小惑星を観察する格好の機会である。研究の結果、リュウグウで天体衝突が起きると非対称な形態のクレーターができたり、エジェクタが赤道付近に集積したりすることがわかった。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2022 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (6 results)

All 2023 2022 2021

All Journal Article (6 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 6 results,  Open Access: 1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Secondary Cratering From Rheasilvia as the Possible Origin of Vesta's Equatorial Troughs2023

    • Author(s)
      Naoyuki Hirata
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

      Volume: 128 Issue: 3

    • DOI

      10.1029/2022je007473

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Disruption of Saturn's ring particles by thermal stress2022

    • Author(s)
      N. Hirata, R. Morishima, K. Ohtsuki, A. M. Nakamura
    • Journal Title

      Icarus

      Volume: 378 Pages: 114919-114919

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.icarus.2022.114919

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Dust release from cold ring particles as a mechanism of spoke formation in Saturn’s rings2022

    • Author(s)
      Naoyuki Hirata, Hiroshi Kimura, Keiji Ohtsuki
    • Journal Title

      Icarus

      Volume: 378 Pages: 114900-114920

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.icarus.2022.114920

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Ejecta emplacement as the possible origin of Ryugu's equatorial ridge2021

    • Author(s)
      Ikeya Ren、Hirata Naoyuki
    • Journal Title

      Icarus

      Volume: 367 Pages: 114590-114590

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.icarus.2021.114590

    • NAID

      120007124097

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Rotational effect as the possible cause of the east-west asymmetric crater rims on Ryugu observed by LIDAR data2021

    • Author(s)
      Hirata Naoyuki、Namiki Noriyuki、Yoshida Fumi、Matsumoto Koji、Noda Hirotomo、Senshu Hiroki、Mizuno Takahide、Terui Fuyuto、Ishihara Yoshiaki、Yamada Ryuhei、Yamamoto Keiko、Abe Shinsuke、Noguchi Rina、Hirata Naru、Tsuda Yuichi、Watanabe Sei-ichiro
    • Journal Title

      Icarus

      Volume: 354 Pages: 114073-114073

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.icarus.2020.114073

    • NAID

      120006951626

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Ejecta distribution from impact craters on Ryugu: Possible origin of the bluer units2021

    • Author(s)
      Hirata Naoyuki、Ikeya Ren
    • Journal Title

      Icarus

      Volume: 364 Pages: 114474-114474

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.icarus.2021.114474

    • NAID

      120007044364

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed

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Published: 2020-04-28   Modified: 2024-01-30  

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