Curation/Sampler

2024

Yumoto et al., Comparison of optical spectra between asteroids Ryugu and Bennu: II. High-precision analysis for space weathering trends, Icarus 420, (2024-09-15), doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2024.116204
Yumoto et al., Comparison of optical spectra between asteroids Ryugu and Bennu: I. Cross calibration between Hayabusa2/ONC-T and OSIRIS-REx/MapCam, Icarus 417, (2024-07-15), doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2024.116122
Imae et al., Mineralogical approach on laboratory weathering of uncontaminated Ryugu particles:Comparison with Orgueil and perspective for storage and analysis, Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 59, (2024-07-09), doi.org/10.1111/maps.14178
Tanaka et al., Unraveling the Cr Isotopes of Ryugu: An Accurate Aqueous Alteration Age and the Least Thermally Processed Solar System Material, Astrophys. J. 965, (2024-04-10), doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ad276a

2023

Miyazaki et al., A newly revised estimation of bulk densities and examination of the shape of individual Ryugu grains, Earth Planets Space 75, (2023-11-15), doi.org/10.1186/s40623-023-01904-6
Yada et al., A curation for uncontaminated Hayabusa2-returned samples in the extraterrestrial curation center of JAXA: from the beginning to present day, Earth Planets Space 75, (2023-11-15), doi.org/10.1186/s40623-023-01924-2
Le Pivert-Jolivet et al., Space weathering record and pristine state of Ryugu samples from MicrOmega spectral analysis, Nature Astronomy 7, (2023-10-05), doi.org/10.1038/s41550-023-02092-9
Nishimura et al., Ryugu Sample Database System (RS-DBS) on the Data Archives and Transmission System (DARTS) by the JAXA curation, Earth Planets Space 75, (2023-08-21), doi.org/10.1186/s40623-023-01887-4
Tomioka et al., A history of mild shocks experienced by the regolith particles on hydrated asteroid Ryugu, Nature Astronomy 7, (2023-04-20), doi.org/10.1038/s41550-023-01947-5
Otto et al., MASCOT’s in situ analysis of asteroid Ryugu in the context of regolith samples and remote sensing data returned by Hayabusa2, Earth Planets Space 75, (2023-04-06), doi.org/10.1186/s40623-023-01805-8
Hatakeda et al., Homogeneity and heterogeneity in near-infrared FTIR spectra of Ryugu returned samples, Earth Planets Space 75, (2023-04-06), doi.org/10.1186/s40623-023-01784-w
Nakato et al., Variations of the surface characteristics of Ryugu returned samples, Earth Planets Space 75, (2023-03-28), doi.org/10.1186/s40623-022-01754-8
Yamaguchi et al., Insight into multi-step geological evolution of C-type asteroids from Ryugu particles, Nature Astronomy 7, (2023-03-20), doi.org/10.1038/s41550-023-01925-x
Potiszil et al., Insights into the formation and evolution of extraterrestrial amino acids from the asteroid Ryugu., Nature Communications 14, (2023-03-17), doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37107-6
McCain et al., Early fluid activity on Ryugu inferred by isotopic analyses of carbonates and magnetite, Nature Astronomy 7, (2023-01-12), doi.org/10.1038/s41550-022-01863-0
Loizeau et al., Constraints on Solar System early evolution by MicrOmega analysis of Ryugu carbonates, Nature Astronomy 7, (2023-01-12), doi.org/10.1038/s41550-022-01870-1

2022

Greenwood et al., Oxygen isotope evidence from Ryugu samples for early water delivery to Earth by CI chondrites., Nature Astronomy 7, (2022-12-19), doi.org/10.1038/s41550-022-01824-7
Nakato et al., Ryugu particles found outside the Hayabusa2 sample container., Geochem. J. 56, (2022-10-21), doi.org/10.2343/geochemj.GJ22017
Liu et al., Incorporation of 16O-rich anhydrous silicates in the protolith of highly hydrated asteroid Ryugu., Nature Astronomy 6, (2022-09-01), doi.org/10.1038/s41550-022-01762-4
Ito et al., A pristine record of outer Solar System materials from asteroid Ryugu’s returned sample., Nature Astronomy 6, (2022-08-15), doi.org/10.1038/s41550-022-01745-5
Cho et al., Development of a multispectral stereo-camera system comparable to Hayabusa2 optical navigation camera (ONC-T) for observing samples returned from asteroid (162173) Ryugu., Planet. Space Sci. 221, (2022-07-30), doi.org/10.1016/j.pss.2022.105549
Sakamoto et al., Environmental assessment in the prelaunch phase of Hayabusa2 for safety declaration of returned samples from the asteroid (162173) Ryugu: background monitoring and risk management during development of the sampler system., Earth Planets Space 74, (2022-06-10), doi.org/10.1186/s40623-022-01628-z
Nakamura E. et al., On the origin and evolution of the asteroid Ryugu: A comprehensive geochemical perspective., Proceedings of Japan Academy Series B 98, (2022-06-10), doi.org/10.2183/pjab.98.015
Riu et al., Calibration and performances of the MicrOmega instrument for the characterization of asteroid Ryugu returned samples., Rev Scient. Inst. 93, (2022-05-25), doi.org/10.1063/5.0082456
Miura et al., The GAs Extraction and Analyses system (GAEA) for immediate extraction and measurements of volatiles in the Hayabusa2 sample container., Earth Planets Space 74, (2022-05-24), doi.org/10.1186/s40623-022-01638-x
Tachibana et al., Pebbles and sand on asteroid (162173) Ryugu: In situ observation and particles returned to Earth., Science 375, (2022-02-10), doi.org/10.1126/science.abj8624

2021

Yada et al., Preliminary analysis of the Hayabusa2 samples returned from C-type asteroid Ryugu., Nature Astronomy 6, (2021-12-20), doi.org/10.1038/s41550-021-01550-6
Pilorget et al., First compositional analysis of Ryugu samples by the MicrOmega hyperspectral microscope., Nature Astronomy 6, (2021-12-20), doi.org/10.1038/s41550-021-01549-z

2020

Takano et al., Chemical assessment of the explosive chamber in the projector system of Hayabusa2 for asteroid sampling., Earth Planets Space 72, (2020-07-11), doi.org/10.1186/s40623-020-01217-y

2017

Sawada et al., Hayabusa2 Sampler: Collection of Asteroidal Surface Material., Space Sci. Rev. 208, (2017-02-15), doi.org/10.1007/s11214-017-0338-8

2016

Okazaki et al., Hayabusa2 Sample Catcher and Container: Metal-Seal System for Vacuum Encapsulation of Returned Samples with Volatiles and Organic Compounds Recovered from C-Type Asteroid Ryugu., Space Sci. Rev. 208, (2016-10-10), doi.org/10.1007/s11214-016-0289-5

Initial Analysis

2024

Sugawara et al., Update on the 53Mn-53Cr ages of dolomite in the Ivuna CI chondrite and asteroid Ryugu sample, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 382, (2024-10-01), doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2024.08.013
Spitzer et al., The Ni isotopic composition of Ryugu reveals a common accretion region for carbonaceous chondrites, Science Advances 10, (2024-09-27), doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adp2426
Miyahara et al., Microscopic slickenside as a record of weak shock metamorphism in the surface layer of asteroid Ryugu, Meteorit. Planet. Sci. (2024-09-26), doi.org/10.1111/maps.14271
Yoshimura et al., Breunnerite grain and magnesium isotope chemistry reveal cation partitioning during aqueous alteration of asteroid Ryugu, Nature Communications 15, (2024-09-05), doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-50814-y
DeGregorio et al., Variations of organic functional chemistry in carbonaceous matter from the asteroid 162173 Ryugu, Nature Communications 15, (2024-08-29), doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-51731-w
Yui et al., Pyrrhotites in asteroid 162173 Ryugu: Records of the initial changes on their surfaces with aqueous alteration, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 379, (2024-08-15), doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2024.06.016
Takano et al., Primordial aqueous alteration recorded in water-soluble organic molecules from the carbonaceous asteroid (162173) Ryugu, Nature Communications 15 , (2024-07-10), doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-49237-6
Komatsu et al., Raman spectroscopy of Ryugu particles and their extracted residues: Fluorescence background characteristics and similarities to CI chondrites, Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 59, (2024-07-04), doi.org/10.1111/maps.14234
Nittler et al., Microscale hydrogen, carbon, and nitrogen isotopic diversity of organic matter in asteroid Ryugu, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 637, (2024-07-01), doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2024.118719
Tsuchiyama et al., Three-dimensional textures of Ryugu samples and their implications for the evolution of aqueous alteration in the Ryugu parent body, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 375, (2024-06-15), doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2024.03.032
Furusho et al., Enantioselective three-dimensional high-performance liquid chromatographic determination of amino acids in the Hayabusa2 returned samples from the asteroid Ryugu, J. Chromatogr. Op. 5, (2023-05-22), doi.org/10.1016/j.jcoa.2024.100134
Harries et al., Incipient space weathering on asteroid 162173 Ryugu recorded by pyrrhotite, Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 59, (2024-05-15), doi.org/10.1111/maps.14176
Tkalcec et al., A comprehensive study of apatite grains in Ryugu rock fragments, Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 59, (2024-05-11), doi.org/10.1111/maps.14177
Hashizume et al., The Earth atmosphere-like bulk nitrogen isotope composition obtained by stepwise combustion analyses of Ryugu return samples, Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 59, (2024-04-30), doi.org/10.1111/maps.14175
Kimura Y. et al., Nonmagnetic framboid and associated iron nanoparticles with a space-weathered feature from asteroid Ryugu, Nature Communications 15, (2024-04-29), doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-47798-0
Mathurin et al., AFM-IR nanospectroscopy of nanoglobule-like particles in Ryugu samples returned by the Hayabusa2 mission, Astron. Astrophys. 684,, (2024-04-24), doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202347435
Gainsforth et al., Coevolution of phyllosilicate, carbon, sulfide, and apatite in Ryugu's parent body, Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 59, (2024-04-15), doi.org/10.1111/maps.14161
Aléon-Toppani et al., Correlated IR-SEM-TEM studies of three different grains from Ryugu: From the initial material to post-accretional processes, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 371, (2024-04-15), doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2024.02.006
Rubino et al., Space-weathering induced changes in hydrated silicates: A multi-scale study combining visible/infrared spectroscopy and electron microscopy, Icarus 415, (2024-04-03), doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2024.116070
Kita et al., Disequilibrium oxygen isotope distribution among aqueously altered minerals in Ryugu asteroid returned samples, Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 59, (2024-04-01), doi.org/10.1111/maps.14163
Laforet et al., Linking Cause and Effect: Nanoscale Vibrational Spectroscopy of Space Weathering from Asteroid Ryugu, Astrophys. J. Lett. 963, (2024-03-08), doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ad2b65
Hu et al., Pervasive aqueous alteration in the early Solar System revealed by potassium isotopic variations in Ryugu samples and carbonaceous chondrites, Icarus 409, (2024-02-01), doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2023.115884
Tachibana S., Asteroidal Organics from the Sample Return Mission Hayabusa2 and their Implication for Understanding our Origins, Elements 20, (2024-02-01), doi.org/10.2138/gselements.20.1.31
Ninomiya et al., Quantification of bulk elemental composition for C-type asteroid Ryugu samples with nondestructive elemental analysis using muon beam, Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 59, (2024-01-31), doi.org/10.1111/maps.14135
Aléon et al., Hydrogen in magnetite from asteroid Ryugu, Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 59, (2024-01-26), doi.org/10.1111/maps.14139
Stroud et al., Electron microscopy observations of the diversity of Ryugu organic matter and its relationship to minerals at the micro- to nano-scale, Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 59, (2024-01-25), doi.org/10.1111/maps.14128
Matsumoto M. et al., Microstructural and chemical features of impact melts on Ryugu particle surfaces: Records of interplanetary dust hit on asteroid Ryugu, Science Advances 10, (2024-01-19), doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adi7203
Bonal et al., The thermal history of Ryugu based on Raman characterization of Hayabusa2 samples, Icarus 408, (2024-01-15), doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2023.115826

Phan et al., In situ investigation of an organic micro-globule and its mineralogical context within a Ryugu “sand” grain, Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 59, (2024-01-08), doi.org/10.1111/maps.14122

Mouloud et al., Four-dimensional-STEM analysis of the phyllosilicate-rich matrix of Ryugu samples, Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 59, (2024-01-05), doi.org/10.1111/maps.14124

2023

Morita et al., Analysis of Cation Composition in Dolomites on the Intact Particles Sampled from Asteroid Ryugu, Analytical Chemistry 96, (2023-12-28), doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.3c03463
Zeichner et al., Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in samples of Ryugu formed in the interstellar medium, Science 382, (2023-12-21), doi.org/10.1126/science.adg6304
Torrano et al., Neodymium-142 deficits and samarium neutron stratigraphy of C-type asteroid (162173) Ryugu, Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 58, (2023-12-07), doi.org/10.1111/maps.14109
Amano et al., Reassigning CI chondrite parent bodies based on reflectance spectroscopy of samples from carbonaceous asteroid Ryugu and meteorites, Science Advances 9, (2023-12-06), doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adi3789
Matsumoto T. et al., Influx of nitrogen-rich material from the outer Solar System indicated by iron nitride in Ryugu samples, Nature Astronomy 7, (2023-11-30), doi.org/10.1038/s41550-023-02137-z
Bizzarro et al., The Magnesium Isotope Composition of Samples Returned from Asteroid Ryugu, Astrophys. J. Lett. 958, (2023-11-24), doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ad09d9
Noguchi et al., Mineralogy and petrology of fine-grained samples recovered from the asteroid (162173) Ryugu, Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 58 (2023-11-22), /doi.org/10.1111/maps.14093
Roskosz et al., The iron oxidation state of Ryugu samples, Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 58, (2023-11-20), doi.org/10.1111/maps.14098
Leroux et al., Phyllosilicates with embedded Fe-based nanophases in Ryugu and Orgueil, Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 58 (2023-11-14), /doi.org/10.1111/maps.14101
Quirico et al., Compositional heterogeneity of insoluble organic matter extracted from asteroid Ryugu samples, Meteorit. Planet. Sci.58, (2023-11-13), doi.org/10.1111/maps.14097
Yokoyama et al., Water circulation in Ryugu asteroid affected the distribution of nucleosynthetic isotope anomalies in returned sample, Science Advances 9, (2023-11-08), doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adi7048
Schmidt-Kopplin et al., Soluble organic matter Molecular atlas of Ryugu reveals cold hydrothermalism on C-type asteroid parent body, Nature Communications 14, (2023-10-16), doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-42075-y
Matsuoka et al., Space weathering acts strongly on the uppermost surface of Ryugu, Commun. Earth Environ. 4, (2023-09-27), doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-00991-3
Yoshimura et al., Chemical evolution of primordial salts and organic sulfur molecules in the asteroid 162173 Ryugu, Nature Communications 14, (2023-09-18), doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-40871-0
Dionnet et al., Three-dimensional multiscale assembly of phyllosilicates, organics, and carbonates in small Ryugu fragments, Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 58, (2023-09-02), doi.org/10.1111/maps.14068
Kimura Y. et al., Visualization of nanoscale magnetic domain states in the asteroid Ryugu, Scientific Reports 13, (2023-08-29), doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-41242-x
Tang et al., The Oxygen Isotopic Composition of Samples Returned from Asteroid Ryugu with Implications for the Nature of the Parent Planetesimal, The Planetary Science Journal 4, (2023-08-21), doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/acea62
Kebukawa et al., Infrared absorption spectra from organic matter in the asteroid Ryugu samples: Some unique properties compared to unheated carbonaceous chondrites, Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 58, (2023-08-19), doi.org/10.1111/maps.14064
Hiroi et al., Evidence of global space weathering by solar wind on asteroid 162173 Ryugu, Icarus 406, (2023-08-09), doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ac83bd
Barosch et al., Presolar stardust in asteroid Ryugu, Astrophys. J. Lett. 935, (2023-08-09), doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ac83bd
Meshik et al., Noble gas mass-spectrometry for extraterrestrial micro-samples: analyses of asteroid matter returned by Hayabusa2 JAXA mission, J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 38, (2023-07-21), doi.org/10.1039/D3JA00125C
Nguyen et al., Abundant presolar grains and primordial organics preserved in carbon-rich exogenous clasts in asteroid Ryugu, Science Advances 9, (2023-07-14), doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adh1003
Brunetto et al., Ryugu's Anhydrous Ingredients and Their Spectral Link to Primitive Dust from the Outer Solar System, Astrophys. J. Lett. 951, (2023-07-10), doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/acdf5c
Fujiya et al., Carbonate record of temporal change in oxygen fugacity and gaseous species in asteroid Ryugu, Nat. Geosci. 16, (2023-07-10), doi.org/10.1038/s41561-023-01226-y
Nakashima et al., Development of preparation methods of polished sections of returned samples from asteroid Ryugu by the Hayabusa2 spacecraft, Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 58, (2023-07-03), doi.org/10.1111/maps.14036
Tachibana S., Mineralogy of Returned Sample from C-Type Near-Earth Asteroid (162173) Ryugu, In Celebrating the International Year of Mineralogy , (2023-05-07), doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-28805-0_11
Hashiguchi et al., The spatial distribution of soluble organic matter and their relationship to minerals in the asteroid (162173) Ryugu, Earth Planets Space 75, (2023-05-08), doi.org/10.1186/s40623-023-01792-w
Parker et al., Extraterrestrial amino acids and amines identified in asteroid Ryugu samples returned by the Hayabusa2 mission, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 347, (2023-04-15), doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2023.02.017
Piani et al., Hydrogen Isotopic Composition of Hydrous Minerals in Asteroid Ryugu, Astrophys. J. Lett. 946, (2023-04-04), doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/acc393
Dobrică et al., Nonequilibrium spherulitic magnetite in the Ryugu samples, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 346, (2023-04-01), doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2023.02.003
Oba et al., Uracil in the carbonaceous asteroid (162173) Ryugu, Nature Communications 14, (2023-03-21), doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36904-3
Broadley et al., The noble gas and nitrogen relationship between Ryugu and carbonaceous chondrites, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 345, (2023-03-15), doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2023.01.020
Viennet et al., Interaction between clay minerals and organics in asteroid Ryugu, Geochemical Persp. 25, (2023-03-09), doi.org/10.7185/geochemlet.2307
Aponte et al., CPAHs, hydrocarbons, and dimethylsulfdes in Asteroid Ryugu samples A0106 and C0107 and the Orgueil (CI1) meteorite, Earth Planets Space 75, (2023-02-27), doi.org/10.1186/s40623-022-01758-4
Dartois et al., Chemical composition of carbonaceous asteroid Ryugu from synchrotron spectroscopy in the mid- to far-infrared of Hayabusa2-returned samples, Astron. Astrophys 671, (2023-02-27), doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202244702
Naraoka et al., Soluble organic molecules in samples of the carbonaceous asteroid (162173) Ryugu, Science 379, (2023-02-24), doi.org/10.1126/science.abn9033
Yabuta et al., Macromolecular organic matter in samples of the asteroid (162173) Ryugu, Science 379, (2023-02-24), doi.org/10.1126/science.abn9057
Nakashima et al., Chondrule-like objects and Ca-Al-rich inclusions in Ryugu may potentially be the oldest Solar System materials, Nature Communications 14, (2023-02-16), doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36268-8
Ishizaki et al., Measurement of Microscopic Thermal Diffusivity Distribution for Ryugu Sample by Infrared Lock-in Periodic Heating Method, International Journal of Thermophysics 44, (2023-02-09), doi.org/10.1007/s10765-023-03158-6
Rubino et al., Small grains from Ryugu: handling and analysis pipeline for infrared synchrotron microspectroscopy, Earth Planets Space 75, (2023-01-09), doi.org/10.1186/s40623-022-01762-8

2022

Noguchi et al., A dehydrated space-weathered skin cloaking the hydrated interior of Ryugu, Nature Astronomy 7, (2022-12-19), doi.org/10.1038/s41550-022-01841-6
Kawasaki et al., Oxygen isotopes of anhydrous primary minerals show kinship between asteroid Ryugu and comet 81P/Wild2, Science Advances 8, (2022-12-16), doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.ade2067
Paquet et al., Contribution of Ryugu-like material to Earth’s volatile inventory by Cu and Zn isotopic analysis, Nature Astronomy 7, (2022-12-12), doi.org/10.1038/s41550-022-01846-1
Bazi et al., Trace-element analysis of mineral grains in Ryugu rock fragment sections by synchrotron-based confocal X-ray fluorescence, Earth Planets Space 74, (2022-11-04), doi.org/10.1186/s40623-022-01726-y
Sato et al., Rock magnetic characterization of returned samples from asteroid (162173) Ryugu: implications for paleomagnetic interpretation and paleointensity estimation, JGR Planets 127, (2022-10-24), doi.org/10.1029/2022JE007405
Hopp et al., Ryugu’s nucleosynthetic heritage from the outskirts of the Solar System, Science Advances 8, (2022-10-20), doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.add8141
Okazaki et al., First asteroid gas sample delivered by the Hayabusa2 mission: A treasure box from Ryugu, Science Advances 8, (2022-10-20), doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abo7239
Okazaki et al., Noble gases and nitrogen in samples of asteroid Ryugu record its volatile sources and recent surface evolution, Science 379, (2022-10-20), doi.org/10.1126/science.abo0431
Moynier et al., The Solar System calcium isotopic composition inferred from Ryugu samples, Geochem. Persp. Let. 24, (2022-10-19), doi.org/10.7185/geochemlet.2238
Tack et al., Rare earth element identification and quantification in millimetre-sized Ryugu rock fragments from the Hayabusa2 space mission, Earth Planets Space 74, (2022-09-28), doi.org/10.1186/s40623-022-01705-3
Nakamura T. et al., Formation and evolution of carbonaceous asteroid Ryugu: Direct evidence from returned samples, Science 379, (2022-09-22), doi.org/10.1126/science.abn8671
Barosch et al., Presolar stardust in asteroid Ryugu, Astrophys. J. Lett. 935, (2022-08-09), doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ac83bd
Yokoyama et al., Samples returned from the asteroid Ryugu are similar to Ivuna-type carbonaceous meteorites, Science 379, (2022-06-09), doi.org/10.1126/science.abn7850

Announcement of Opportunity (AO)

2024

Matsumoto T. et al., Sodium carbonates on Ryugu as evidence of highly saline water in the outer Solar System, Nature Astronomy, (2024-11-18), doi.org/10.1038/s41550-024-02418-1
Genge et al., Rapid colonization of a space-returned Ryugu sample by terrestrial microorganisms, Meteorit. Planet. Sci., (2024-11-13), doi.org/10.1111/maps.14288
Mansbach et al., Evidence for Magnetically-Driven Accretion in the Distal Solar System, AGU Advances 5, (2024-11-06), doi.org/10.1029/2024AV001396
Sabbah et al., First direct detection of large polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on asteroid (162173) Ryugu samples: An interstellar heritage, Natural Sciences 4, (2024-10-01), oi.org/10.1002/ntls.20240010
Genge et al., Evidence from 162173 Ryugu for the influence of freeze–thaw on the hydration of asteroids, Nature Astronomy, (2024-09-26), doi.org/10.1038/s41550-024-02369-7
De Gregorio et al., Variations of organic functional chemistry in carbonaceous matter from the asteroid 162173 Ryugu, Nature Communications 15, (2024-08-29), doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-51731-w
Changela et al., The evolution of organic material on Asteroid 162173 Ryugu and its delivery to Earth., Nature Communications 15, (2024-07-22), doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-50004-w
Storz et al., Micro-FTIR reflectance spectroscopy of Ryugu, CI chondrites and volatile-rich clasts – Comparing spectral features in the Mid-IR (2.5–16.5 μm) region, Icarus 420, (2024-09-15), doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2024.116189
Bose et al., Evidence of both molecular cloud and fluid chemistry inRyugu regolith, Science Advances 10, (2024-07-24), doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adp3037
Northrup et al., Chemistry in Retrieved Ryugu Asteroid Samples Revealed by Non-Invasive X-ray Microanalyses: Pink-Beam Fluorescence CT and Tender-Energy Absorption Spectroscopy, Geosciences 14, (2024-04-21), doi.org/10.3390/geosciences14040111
Yesiltas et al., Nanoscale Spectroscopic Identification and Characterization of Minerals and Organic Matter in Ryugu Particles, JGR-Planets 129, (2024-04-10), doi.org/10.1029/2023JE008090
Maurel et al., Hayabusa 2 returned samples reveal a weak to null magnetic field during aqueous alteration of Ryugu’s parent body, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 627 (2024-02-01), doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2023.118559

2023

Hamm et al., Evidence for the Presence of Thin and Heterogenous Dust Deposits on Ryugu's Boulders From Hayabusa2 MARA and Sample Data, Geophysical Research Letters 50, (2023-11-16), doi.org/10.1029/2023GL104795