| Session Details | |
| Section | PS - Planetary Sciences |
| Session Title | Comprehensive Understanding of Small Solar System Bodies |
| Main Convener | Dr. Daisuke Kinoshita (National Central University, Taiwan) |
| Co-convener(s) | Dr. Wing-Huen Ip (National Central University, Taiwan) Prof. Anny-Chantal Levasseur-Regourd (Univ Paris 6 / Aeronomie, France) Prof. Suk Minn Kwon (Kangwon National University, Korea, South) Dr. Hajime Yano (JAXA/ISAS, Japan) |
| Session Description | Astronomical observations, theoretical works, space missions, and laboratory experiments have complementary roles on the study of small solar system bodies, and recent progresses in each research methods are making this field very active. In addition, the latest results suggest the comprehensive understanding of small solar system bodies including TNOs, comets, asteroids, dust particles and meteors is getting important. We now know the Pluto-sized TNOs, comets in the main asteroid belt, and bunch of asteroids with comet-like orbits. Detailed studies of these transition objects may lead to a better understanding of the evolution of the minor bodies. This session reviews the latest topics of minor body studies, and encourages mutual interactions between researches for different classes of objects and different research techniques. |