Primary Convener:
Bryan Holler, Space Telescope Science Institute

Convener:
Julie Castillo, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
Franck Marchis, SETI Institute

Chair:
Franck Marchis, SETI Institute
Richard Cartwright, SETI Institute

Recent and upcoming space missions (e.g., OSIRIS-REx, Hayabusa2, New Horizons, Psyche, Lucy, Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt) and powerful telescopic facilities (e.g., JWST, adaptive optics, next-generation ground-based observatories) continue to expand our understanding of the diversity and complexity of small solar system bodies. These planetesimals and dwarf planets preserve essential clues about the early solar system, including accretional processes and thermal evolution. Sample return missions are providing ground truth to remote observations, helping decode planetary formation and evolution. At the same time, national and private space programs are entering the arena and private companies are pushing forward with asteroid prospecting missions. Together, these efforts signal a new era in the study of small bodies—one that is increasingly collaborative, diverse in methods, and rich in discovery potential. We invite abstracts including, but not limited to, space mission data, ground-based observations, modeling, sample returns, planetary defense, and private-sector initiatives.

Index Terms
6040 Origin and evolution
6055 Surfaces
6094 Instruments and techniques
6099 General or miscellaneous

Neighborhoods:
4. Beyond Earth