| Session Details | |
| Section | PS - Planetary Sciences |
| Session Title | Studies of Small Solar System Bodies and Insight into Planetary System Formation |
| Main Convener | Dr. Daisuke Kinoshita (National Central University, Taiwan) |
| Co-convener(s) | Dr. Henry Hsieh (University of Hawaii, United States) Dr. Takashi Ito (National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Japan) Dr. Miriam Rengel (Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Germany) Dr. Ludmilla Kolokolova (University of Maryland, United States) Prof. Junichi Watanabe (National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Japan) Dr. Daniel Boice (Southwest Research Institute, United States) Dr. Masateru Ishiguro (Seoul National University, Korea, South) Dr. Alain Doressoundiram (Paris Observatory, France) Prof. A.-Chantal Levasseur-Regourd (PMC Univ. Paris 6 / CNRS-IPSL, France) |
| Session Description | Small solar system bodies, such as asteroids, comets, trans-Neptunian objects, meteors, and interplanetary dust particles, are remnants of proto-solar nebula from which major objects in solar system were formed. Scientific interests for these primitive bodies include, but not limited to, physical characterization, understanding of the origin and early evolution of our solar system, and formation processes and configuration of other planetary systems. Recently, synergies of theoretical and modelling studies, laboratory experiments / analysis, ground and space-based observational studies, and in-situ measurements are making significant progress in research on small bodies and planet forming regions. This session reviews latest results on research of small bodies in the solar system and beyond, and discuss future development of this research field. |