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Isamu Matsuyama

Member of the Graduate Faculty | Professor, Planetary Sciences | Professor, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory

Planetary Sciences
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$3M / $3.7M Funding
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120+ Publications
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planetary science, space exploration, planetary geology, lunar geology, planetary evolution, astrobiology, impact cratering, ocean dynamics, tidal forces, celestial mechanics, celestial bodies, polar wander, tidal dynamics, astrophysics, lunar geophysics, geology, astronomy, lunar dynamics, tidal dissipation, oceanography, geophysics, pluto, tidal heating, magma ocean, lunar exploration, tectonic activity, planetary exploration, space missions, climate modeling, lunar interior

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    A Low-Viscosity Lower Lunar Mantle Implied by Measured Monthly and Yearly Tides

    2024
    lunar mantle, viscosity, tides

    A Spectral Method to Compute the Tides of Laterally Heterogeneous Bodies

    2024
    spectral methods, tides, heterogeneous bodies, computational analysis, geophysical modeling

    Comparing NASA Discovery and New Frontiers Class Mission Concepts for the Io Volcano Observer IVO)

    2024
    space exploration, planetary science, mission concepts, nasa missions

    The thermal–orbital evolution of the Earth–Moon system with a subsurface magma ocean and fossil figure

    2023
    earth-moon system, thermal evolution, magma ocean, orbital evolution

    Thin-shell Tidal Dynamics of Ocean Worlds

    2023
    tidal dynamics, ocean worlds, thin-shell, ocean dynamics, planetary science

    The Structure and Evolution of the Lunar Interior

    2023
    lunar geology, planetary science, geophysics, tectonics, astrophysics

    Equivalence between simple multilayered and homogeneous laboratory-based rheological models in planetary science

    2023
    rheology, planetary science, laboratory-based models, multilayered models, equivalence

    A Spectral Method to Compute the Tides of Laterally-Heterogeneous Bodies

    2023
    spectral methods, tidal analysis, geophysical modeling, heterogeneous bodies, oceanography

    Red Streaks on Tethys: Evidence for Recent Activity

    2022
    planetary geology, astrobiology, planetary exploration, space science, impact cratering

    The thermal-orbital evolution of the Earth-Moon system with a subsurface magma ocean and fossil figure

    2022
    thermal evolution, orbital dynamics, magma ocean, earth-moon system, geological evolution

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