International Conference

The Solar System Bodies: from Optics to Geology

Astronomical Institute of Kharkiv V.N. Karazin National University, Kharkiv, Ukraine, May 26-29, 2008

General information

The conference is organized as a part of the memorial events devoted to the 200^th anniversary of astronomy science in Kharkiv and is planned to start regular meetings at the Astronomical Institute of Kharkiv V.N. Karazin National University on study of the Solar system bodies. The main rationale of the conference is to provide a deep and comprehensive insight in the selected aspects of the Solar system study bringing together observers, theorists in light scattering and geologists involved in study Solar system bodies.

Main topics

• Lunar and planetary spectroscopy, photometry and polarimetry
• Asteroids and comets: photometry and polarimetry
• Light scattering by regolith-like surfaces: laboratory and theoretical modeling
• Missions to Solar system bodies
• Near-Earth object population: statistics, evolution and impact hazard
• Geology of Mars and Venus
• Transneptunian objects and exoplanets

Organizers:

• Astronomical Institute of Kharkov V.N. Karazin National University.
• Association of Graduates, Lecturers and Friends of Kharkov V.N. Karazin National University
• Ukrainian Astronomical Association.

Organizing Committee:

• M.A. Barucci (Paris Obs., France)
• A.T. Basilevsky (Vernadsky Institute, Russia)
• I.N. Belskaya (Kharkov Univ., Ukraine)
• E. Bowell (Lowell Obs., USA)
• A. Cellino (Torino Obs., Italy)
• A.F. Chicarro (European Space Agency, Netherlands)
• J.W. Head (Brown Univ., USA)
• N.N. Kiselev (Main Astron. Obs., Ukraine)
• A.C. Levasseur-Regourd (Univ. Paris 6, France)
• D.F. Lupishko (Kharkov Univ., Ukraine)
• L.M. Lytvynenko (Institute of Radio Astronomy, Ukraine)
• M. I. Mishchenko (NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, USA)
• C. Pieters (Brown Univ. USA)
• P. Pinet (Toulouse Univ., France)
• V.V. Shevchenko (Moscow Univ., Russia)
• Yu.G. Shkuratov (Kharkov Univ., Ukraine), chair
• G. Videen (Space Science Institute, USA)
• Ya.S. Yatskiv (Main Astron. Obs., Ukraine)

Local Organizing Committee (LOC):

Yu.V. Alexandrov, I.N. Belskaya (chair), V.V. Korokhin, V. G. Kaydash, V.V. Kruglova, Yu.N. Krugly , V.A. Psarev, E.V. Shalygin, V.G. Shevchenko, N.A. Vorobjeva, A.P. Zheleznyak

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