Publication

Full list of publications and presentations as of 16 Nov. 2024 [.pdf]

J. Kimura, Icy Worlds: Moons and Dwarf Planets, Oxford Research Encyclopedias, Planetary Science, under review, .

H. Hussmann, G. Schubert. G. Steinbrugge, F. Sohl and J. Kimura, Internal Structure of Ganymede, in Ganymede, Eds. M. McGrath, X. Jia, T. Spohn and M. Volwerk, in press. [Cambridge University Press]

J. Kimura, T. Matsuo, H. Kobayashi, Y. Ikeda, K. Yoshioka, S. Takagi and S. Ida, A search for water vapor plumes on Europa by spatially-resolved spectroscopic observation using Subaru/IRCS, Publ. Astron. Soc. Jpn., 2024. [Publ. Astron. Soc. Jpn.], [arXiv].

T. V. Hoolst, G. Tobie, C. Vallat, N. Altobelli, L. Bruzzone, H. Cao, D. Dirkx, A. Genova, H. Hussmann, L. Iess, J. Kimura et al., Geophysical characterization of the interiors of Ganymede, Callisto and Europa by ESA's JUpiter ICy moons Explorer, Space Sci. Rev. 220, 54, 2024. [Space Sci. Rev.]

J. Kimura, Europa's structural conditions for the existence of subsurface ocean and the absence of metallic core-driven magnetic field, Planet. Space. Sci. 243, 105868, 2024. [Planet. Space Sci.] [arXiv]

T. Kimura, M. Otsuki. T. Kitano, R. Hoshino, Y. Nakauchi, S. Haganuma, R. Haganuma, T. Haganuma, F. Tsuchiya, T. Tamagawa, A. Hayato, J. Kimura, N. Terada, H. Usui, M. N. Nishino, S. Yokota, and Y. Miyake, A plasma irradiation system optimized for space weathering of solar system bodies, Earth, Planets and Space 75, 150, 2023. [EPS]

B. Bradak, J. Kimura, C. Gomez, and A. Kereszturi, Separation of quasi-continuous and periodic components of lineament formation at the Belus – Phoenix - Rhadamanthys Linea "triangle" on Europa, Icarus 391, 115367, 2023. [Icarus]

K. Enya, M. Kobayashi, J. Kimura, H. Araki, N. Namiki, H. Noda and 45 coauthors, The Ganymede Laser Altimeter (GALA) for the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE): Mission, science, and instrumentation of its receiver modules, Advances in Space Research (21) 00885-1, 2021. [Adv. Spa. Res.]

J. Kimura and S. Kamata, Stability of the subsurface ocean of Pluto, Planetary and Space Science 181, 104848, 2020. [Planet. Space Sci.]

H. Hussmann, K. Lingenauber, R. Kallenbach. K. Enya. N. Thomas,. L. M. Lara, C. Althaus, H. Araki, T. Behnke, J. M. Castro-Marin, H. Eisenmenger, T. Gerber, M. H. de la Revilla, C. Hüttig, K. Ishibashi, J. Jiménez-Ortega, J. Kimura et al., The Ganymede laser altimeter (GALA): key objectives, instrument design, and performance, CEAS Space Journal 11-4, 381–390, 2019. [CEAS Space Journal]

S. Kamata, F. Nimmo, Y. Sekine, K. Kuramoto, N. Noguchi, J. Kimura and A. Tani, Pluto's ocean is capped and insulated by gas hydrates, Nature Geoscience 12, 407-410, 2019. [Nature Geoscience] (プレスリリース)

S. Sugita, R. Honda, T. Morota, S. Kameda, H. Sawada, E. Tatsumi, M. Yamada, C. Honda, Y. Yokota, T. Kouyama, N. Sakatani, K. Ogawa, H. Suzuki, T. Okada, N. Namiki, S. Tanaka, Y. Iijima, K. Yoshioka, M. Hayakawa, Y. Cho, M. Matsuoka, N. Hirata, N. Hirata, H. Miyamoto, D. Domingue, M. Hirabayashi, T. Nakamura, T. Hiroi, T. Michikami, P. Michel, R. -L. Ballouz, O. S. Barnouin, C. M. Ernst, S. E. Schroder, H. Kikuchi, R. Hemmi, G. Komatsu, T. Fukuhara, M. Taguchi, T. Arai, H. Senshu, H. Demura, Y. Ogawa, Y. Shimaki, T. Sekiguchi, T. G. Müller, A. Hagermann, T. Mizuno, H. Noda, K. Matsumoto, R. Yamada, Y. Ishihara, H. Ikeda, H. Araki, K. Yamamoto, S. Abe, F. Yoshida, A. Higuchi, S. Sasaki, S. Oshigami, S. Tsuruta, K. Asari, S. Tazawa, M. Shizugami, J. Kimura et al., The geomorphology, color, and thermal properties of Ryugu: Implications for parent-body processes, Science 364, 268-272, 2019. [Science]

J. Kimura, Active Surface and Interior of Europa as a Potential Deep Habitat, in Astrobiology, Eds. A. Yamagishi, T. Kakegawa and T. Usui, 2019. [Springer]

J. Kimura, H. Hussmann, S. Kamata, K. Matsumoto, J. Oberst, G. Steinbrugge, A. Stark, K. Gwinner, S. Oshigami, N. Namiki, K. Lingenauber, K. Enya, K. Kuramoto, and S. Sasaki, Science Objectives of the Ganymede Laser Altimeter (GALA) for the JUICE mission, Trans. Jpn. Soc. Aeronaut. Space Sci. 17-2, 234-248, 2019. [TASTJ] [arXiv]

M. Hareyama, Y. Ishihara, H. Demura, N. Hirata, C. Honda, S. Kamata, Y. Karouji, J. Kimura, T. Morota, H. Nagaoka, R. Nakamura, S. Yamamoto, Y. Yokota and M. Ohtake, Global classification of lunar reflectance spectra obtained by Kaguya (SELENE): Implication for hidden basaltic materials, Icarus 321, 407-425, 2019. [Icarus]

A. Nakajima, S. Ida, J. Kimura, and R. Brasser, Orbital evolution of Saturn's mid-sized moons and the tidal heating of Enceladus, Icarus 317, 570-582, 2019. [Icarus] [arXiv]

木村淳，山岸明彦, 地球外生命探査 (Exploration for the Extra-Terrestrial Life in the Solar System), 日本物理学会誌 (BUTSURI), 第72巻，第2号，111-120 (2017) [日本物理学会誌 (BUTSURI)]

S. Kamata, J. Kimura, K. Matsumoto, F. Nimmo, K. Kuramoto and N. Namiki, Tidal deformation of Ganymede: Sensitivity of Love numbers on the interior structure, J. Geophys. Res. 121, 1362-1375 (2016) [J. Geophys. Res.] [ADS]

J. Kimura and N. Kitadai, Polymerization of building blocks of life on Europa and other icy moons, Astrobiology 15, 430-441, 2015. [Astrobiology] [ADS] [arXiv]

Y. Fujii, J. Kimura, J. Dohm, and M. Ohtake, Geology and Photometric Variation of Solar System Bodies with Minor Atmospheres: Implications for Solid Exoplanets, Astrobiology 14, 753-768, 2014. [Astrobiology] [ADS] [arXiv]

K. Tsumura, K. Arimatsu, E. Egami, Y. Hayano, C. Honda, J. Kimura, K. Kuramoto, S. Matsuura, and 7 coauthors, Near-infrared Brightness of the Galilean Satellites Eclipsed in Jovian Shadow: A New Technique to Investigate Jovian Upper Atmosphere, The Astrophysical Journal, 789, 122, 2014. [Astrophys. J.] [ADS] [arXiv] (プレスリリース)

J. Kimura, T. Kawamura, H. Morito, T. Morota, C. Honda, K. Kuramoto, and T. Okada, Sublimation's impact on temporal change of albedo dichotomy on Iapetus, Icarus 214, 596-605, 2011. [Icarus] [ADS]

T. Morota, J. Haruyama, M. Ohtake, T. Matsunaga, C. Honda, Y. Yokota, J. Kimura, and 11 coauthors, Timing and characteristics of the latest mare eruption on the Moon, Earth and Plenatary Science Letters, 302, 255-266, 2011. [Earth. Planet. Sci. Lett.] [ADS]

F. Sohl, M. Choukroun, J. Kargel, J. Kimura, R. Pappalardo, S. Vance, and M. Zolotov, Subsurface Water Oceans on Icy Satellites: Chemical Composition and Exchange Processes, Space Science Reviews, 153, 485-510, 2010. [Space Sci. Rev.] [ADS]

J. Kimura, T. Nakagawa, and K. Kurita, Size and compositional constraints of Ganymede's metallic core for driving an active dynamo, Icarus 202, 216-224, 2009. [Icarus] [ADS]

T. Morota, J. Haruyama, C. Honda, M. Ohtake, Y. Yokota, J. Kimura, T. Matsunaga, and 9 coauthors, Mare volcanism in the lunar farside Moscoviense region: Implication for lateral variation in magma production of the Moon, Geophysical Reserach Letters 302, 255-266, 2011. [Geophys. Res. Lett.] [ADS]

S. Vance, J. Harnmeijer, J. Kimura, H. Hussmann, B. DeMartin, and J. M. Brown, Hydrothermal systems in small ocean planets, Astrobiology 7, 987-1005, 2007. [Astrobiology] [ADS]

J. Kimura, Y. Yamagishi, and K. Kurita, Tectonic history of Europa: Coupling between internal evolution and surface stresses, Earth, Planets and Space 59, 113-125, 2007. [Earth, Planets. Space]