| Session Details | |
| Section | PS - Planetary Sciences |
| Session Title | Studies of Small Bodies in the Solar System and Insights into Planetary System Formation |
| Main Convener | Dr. Tomohiko Sekiguchi (Hokkaido University of Education, Japan) |
| Co-convener(s) | Dr. Daisuke Kinoshita (National Central University, Taiwan) Dr. Takashi Ito (National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Japan) Dr. Miriam Rengel (Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Germany) Dr. Alain Doressoundiram (Paris Observatory, France) Dr. Sin-Iti Sirono (Nagoya University, Japan) Prof. Charles Alcock (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA, United States) |
| Session Description | The Small Bodies and Planetary System Formation Session will address the latest studies of primitive bodies in the solar system. Asteroids, comets, small satellites, trans-Neptunian objects, meteors, and interplanetary dust particles are remnants of the early solar system. These objects give us clues to the formation of planetary systems. Scientific investigations include, but are not limited to, physical characterization, understanding of the origin and the evolution of the solar system, and the formation processes and configuration of other planetary systems. Recently, synergies between in-situ measurements by spacecraft, laboratory experiments and analysis, ground and space-based observational studies, together with theoretical and numerical studes are leading to significant progress. These studies inform research into the formation of planetary systems. |