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Jun KIMURA

Dept. Earth and Space Science, University of Osaka
Planetary evolution, geology, and astrobiology

Exploring the origin and evolution of surface geology, interior structure, and planetary diversity, and searching for suitable environments for extraterrestrial life.

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Oct. 28, 2024 [Paper] First author paper on the search for plume activity on Jovian moon Europa through near-infrared spectroscopic observations with the Subaru Telescope has been published on the Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan.
Jul. 23, 2024 [Paper] Co-authored paper regarding interior structure of Jovian moon Ganymede (corresponding author, Dr. Hauke Hussmann [DLR, Berlin])has been accepted, and will be published on "Ganymede", book of the Cambridge University Press on Jan. 2025.
Jul. 11, 2024 [Paper] Co-authored paper summarizing the JUICE mission's objectives for probing the internal structures of Jovian moons Ganymede, Callisto, and Europa (corresponding authore, Dr. Tim Van Hoolst [Royal Observatory of Belgium]) has been published on the Space Science Reviews.
Mar. 05, 2024 [Paper] First author paper explaining the existence of a subsurface ocean and the absence of a metallic core-generated magnetic field on Jovian moon Europa has been published on the Planetary and Space Science.
Oct. 26, 2023 [Paper] Co-authored paper regarding formation history of the Wispy Terrain on the Saturnian moon Dione (corresponding author, Assoc. Prof. Balazs Bradak [Kobe Univ.]) has been published on the Remote Sensing.
Sep. 28, 2023 {paper] Co-authored paper on irradiation experiments for plasma space weathering modelling.(corresponding author, Assoc. Prof. Tomoki Kimura [Tokyo Sci. Univ.]) has been published on Earth, Planets, and Space.
Nov. 22, 2022 [Paper] Co-authored paper regarding formation history of the lineated terrain on the Jovian moon Europa (corresponding author, Assoc. Prof. Balazs Bradak [Kobe Univ.]) has been published on Icarus.
Sep. 21, 2021 [Keynote talk] Provided a talk of "For the next decades of the icy worlds' science and exploration" on the ISAS Planetary Exploration Workshop 2021 (20-24 Sep, 2021 @Online).
May 21, 2019 [Paper] Co-authored paper regarding the interior of Pluto (corresponding author, Assoc. Prof. Shunichi Kamata [Hokkaido Univ.]) has been published on the Nature Geoscience.

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