Our program includes a range of topics spanning asteroid family research, from a look back at the history of the last century, to current topics of research, to a look forward to the future of family science in the era of new surveys and methods.
Our seven over-arching sessions are:
- A Look Back: The History of Asteroid Families (before Yarkovsky)
- Families in the Era of the Yarkovsky Effect
- Families as a Probe of Catastrophic Collisions
- Families beyond the Main Belt
- New Results in Asteroid Family Science – Identification, Properties
- New Results in Asteroid Family Science – Formation Physics, Ages & Evolution
- A Look Forward: Predictions for the Future