The First Decadal Review of the Edgeworth-Kuiper Belt

Abstract

-Preface. -The Kuiper belt and its premordial sculpting A. Morbidelli et. al. -The common origin of the high inclination TNO's R. Gomes. -The scattered disk population and the Oort cloud J. A. Fernandez. -Resonant and secular families of the Kuiper belt E. I. Chiang et al. -Tridimensional dissipative semi-numerical model A. Jancart & A. Lemaitre. -Transneptunian object ephemeris service (TNOEPH) M. Granvik et al. -The late heavy bombardment in the inner solar system: is there any connection to Kuiper belt objects? C. Koeberl. -Migration of trans-Neptunian objects to the terrestrial planets S. I. Ipatov & J. C. Mather. -The Caltech Wide Area Sky Survey beyond (50000) quaoar C. A. Trujillo. -Procedures, resources and selected results of the Deep Ecliptic Survey M. W. Buie. -Initial results from the southern Edgewoth-Kuiper belt survey R. Moody et al. -Colour properties and trends in Trans-Neptunian objects A. Doressoundiram. -Results from the ESO large program on Transneptunian objects and centaurs E. Dotto et al. -Search for cometary activity in KBO (24952) 1997 Qj4 K. J. Meech et al. -Near-infrared colors of the binary Kuiper belt object 1998 WW31 N. Takato et al. -Spectrophotometry of Kuiper belt objects 20000 Varuna, 2000EB 173 and Centaur 10199 Chariklo S. M. Lederer and F. Vilas. -Opposition effect of Kuiper belt objects: preliminary estimations I. N. Belskaya et al. -Hawaii Kuiper belt variability project: an update S. S. Sheppard & D. C. Jewitt. -The shape distribution of Kuiper belt objects J. Luu and P. Lacerda. -A numerical check of the collisional resurfacing scenario P. Thebault. -Toward a taxonomy of the Edgeworth-Kuiper objects: a multivariate approach M. Fulchignoni et al. -HST Photometry of trans-Neptunian objects D. C. Stephens. -Proton irradiation of Centaur, Kuiper belt and Ooort cloud objects at plasma to cosmic ray energy J. F. Cooper et al. -Ion irradiation of asphaltite:optical effects and implications for Trans-Neptunian objects and centaurs L. V. Moroz. -Radiations products in processed ices relevant to Edgeworth-Kuiper belt objects M. H. Moore et al. -Laboratory studies on silicates relevant for the physics of TNO's J. R. Brucato et al. -Spectral models of Kuiper belt objects and centaurs D. P. Cruikshank. -Mixing models, colors and thermal emissions W. M. Grundy & J. A. Stansberry. -Studies of icy regoliths in relation to observations of minor bodies in the outer solar system A. C. Levasseur-Regourd. -Hydrated Silicades on Edgeworth-Kuiper objects - probable ways of formation V.V. Busarev et al. -Early thermal and structural evolution of small bodies in the trans-Neptunian zone R. Merk & D. Prialnik. -Plutos's atmosphere and a targeted-occultation search for other bound KBO atmospheres J. L Elliot & S. D. Kern. -Transneptunian binaries K. S. Noll. -Physical caraterization of the binary Edgeworth-Kuiper belt object 2001QT297 D. J. Osip et al. -Extrasolar analogues to the Kuiper belt M. C. Wyatt et al. -Planetary perturbers in debris disks M. C. Kuchner. -Planet X and the extended scattered disk M. D. Melita & I. P. Williams. -Research of small Kuiper belt objects by stellar occultations F. Roques. -TAOS: The Taiwanese-American occultation survey C. Alcock et al. -Project pan-STARRS and the outer solar system D. Jewitt. -New Horizons: The first reconnaissance mission to bodies in the Kuiper belt A. Stern & J. Spencer. - Finding KBO flyby targets for New Horizons J. Spencer et al. -Summary R. M. West.