| Session Details | |
| Section | PS - Planetary Sciences |
| Session Title | Comets, Asteroids and Other Small Bodies of the Solar System: From 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko to Chariklo |
| Main Convener | Dr. Padma A Yanamandra-Fisher (Space Science Institute, United States) |
| Co-convener(s) | Dr. Ludmilla Kolokolova (University of Maryland, United States) Dr. Shashikiran Ganesh (Physical Research Laboratory, India) Dr. Joo Hyeon Kim (Korea Aerospace Research Institute, Korea, South) Dr. Jian-Yang Li (Planetary Science Institute, United States) Dr. Anny-Chantal Levasseur-Tegourf (Univ. of P and M Curie, France) |
| Session Description | The composition and physical properties of Small Solar System Bodies (SSSBs), remnants of the formation of planets, are key to better understand our solar system. Increased knowledge of their surface properties and their potential as resources are also necessary to prepare for robotic and human exploration. Missions such as ESA/Rosetta, ESA/Gaia, NASA/OSIRIS-Rex, JAXA/Hyabusa-2, NASA/Dawn and NASA/New Horizons, to study asteroids, comets, dwarf planets and TNOs are poised to provide new information on SSSBs. This session welcomes abstracts on the remarkable results bringing information on the internal structure and composition of SSSBs based on space and ground-based data, numerical models, as well as instrument/mission concepts in the prospect of future exploration, including Rosetta/67P, C/SidingSpring, C/2014 Q1, C/2012 K1, Chariklo, Ceres, Vesta.. We anticipate a half-day to a full day session. |