Associate for Education and Public Outreach

Ryota Fukai

  (深井 稜汰)

Profile Information

Affiliation
Assistant professor, Institute of Space and Astronautical Science / Department of Solar System Sciences, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Degree
Ph. D.(Mar, 2019, Tokyo Institute of Technology)

Contact information
fukai.ryohtajaxa.jp
Researcher number
10848469
ORCID ID
 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1477-829X
J-GLOBAL ID
201901013277717727
Researcher ID
I-1911-2016
researchmap Member ID
B000354117

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Major Research History

 11

Major Papers

 40
  • Ryota Fukai, Tomohiro Usui, Wataru Fujiya, Yoshinori Takano, Ken‐ichi Bajo, Andrew Beck, Enrica Bonato, Nancy L. Chabot, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Hidenori Genda, Yuki Hibiya, Fred Jourdan, Thorsten Kleine, Mizuho Koike, Moe Matsuoka, Yayoi N. Miura, Frédéric Moynier, Ryuji Okazaki, Sara S. Russell, Hirochika Sumino, Michael E. Zolensky, Haruna Sugahara, Shogo Tachibana, Kanako Sakamoto, Masanao Abe, Yuichiro Cho, Kiyoshi Kuramoto
    Meteoritics and Planetary Science, Jan 11, 2024  Peer-reviewedLead authorCorresponding author
    Abstract Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission will launch a spacecraft in 2024 to return samples from Phobos in 2029. Curatorial work for the returned Phobos samples is critical for the sample allocation without degrading the sample integrity and subsequent sample analysis that will provide new constraints on the origin of Phobos and the evolution of the circum‐Mars environment. The Sample Analysis Working Team of the MMX is designing the sample curation protocol. The curation protocol consists of three phases: (1) quick analysis (extraction and mass spectrometry for gases), (2) pre‐basic characterization (bulk‐scale observation), and (3) basic characterization (grain‐by‐grain observation and allocation of the sample aliquots). Nondestructive analyses within the clean chamber (e.g., visible and near‐infrared spectral imaging) and outside the chamber (e.g., gas mass spectrometry) are incorporated into the curation flow in coordination with the MMX mission instrument teams for ground‐truthing the remote‐sensing data sets. The MMX curation/sample analysis flow enables the seamless integration between the sample and remote‐sensing data sets to maximize the scientific value of the collected Phobos samples.
  • Ryota Fukai, Sota Arakawa
    The Astrophysical Journal, 908(1) 64-64, Feb 15, 2021  Peer-reviewedLead authorCorresponding author
  • Ryota Fukai
    The Astrophysical Journal, 879(2), Jul 8, 2019  Peer-reviewedLead authorCorresponding author

Misc.

 5

Major Presentations

 41

Teaching Experience

 2

Professional Memberships

 6

Major Research Projects

 13

Academic Activities

 17

Social Activities

 23

Other

 2