KAMATA Shunichi
Associate Professor
Investigate the interior and history of planets and satellites
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Cosmosciences
| Field | Planetary Science |
| Keyword | Planets, Satellites, Interior structure, Thermal evolution, Viscoelastic deformation, Tides |
Introduction of Research
My research interest is the interior structure and the evolution of solid planets and satellites.
Representative Achievements
Kamata, S., F. Nimmo, Y. Sekine, K. Kuramoto, N. Noguchi, J. Kimura, and A. Tani (2019),
Pluto's ocean is capped and insulated by gas hydrates, Nature Geoscience, 12, 407–410.
Pluto's ocean is capped and insulated by gas hydrates, Nature Geoscience, 12, 407–410.
Kamata, S. and F. Nimmo (2017),
Interior thermal state of Enceladus inferred from the viscoelastic state of the ice shell, Icarus, 284, 387–393.
Interior thermal state of Enceladus inferred from the viscoelastic state of the ice shell, Icarus, 284, 387–393.
Keane, J. T., I. Matsuyama, S. Kamata, and J. K. Steckloff (2016),
Reorientation and faulting of Pluto due to volatile loading within Sputnik Planitia, Nature, 540, 90–93.
Reorientation and faulting of Pluto due to volatile loading within Sputnik Planitia, Nature, 540, 90–93.
Kamata, S., I. Matsuyama, and F. Nimmo (2015),
Tidal resonance in icy satellites with subsurface oceans, J. Geophys. Res. Planets, 120, 1528–1542.
Tidal resonance in icy satellites with subsurface oceans, J. Geophys. Res. Planets, 120, 1528–1542.
Kamata, S., S. Sugita, Y. Abe, Y. Ishihara, Y. Harada, T. Morota, N. Namiki, T. Iwata, H. Hanada, H. Araki, K. Matsumoto, E.Tajika, K. Kuramoto, and F. Nimmo (2015),
The relative timing of Lunar Magma Ocean solidification and the Late Heavy Bombardment inferred from highly degraded impact basin structures, Icarus, 250, 492–503.
The relative timing of Lunar Magma Ocean solidification and the Late Heavy Bombardment inferred from highly degraded impact basin structures, Icarus, 250, 492–503.
Related industries
Japanese Society for Planetary Sciences, Japan Geoscience Union, American Geophysical Union
| Academic degree | Ph.D. |
| Academic background | 2008 B.Sc., Faculty of Science, University of Tokyo 2010 M.Sc., Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo 2010 JSPS Research Fellow (DC1) 2013 Ph.D., Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo 2013 JSPS Research Fellow (PD), Hokkaido University 2013 Research Scholar, University of California, Santa Cruz 2015 Assistant Professor, Creative Research Institution, Hokkaido University 2019 Associate Professor, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University |
| Project | Mercury Exploration Mission "BepiColombo" JUICE (Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer) Asteroid Explorer "Hayabusa2" |
| Room address | Science Building 8 8-2-07 |
