--------------------------------------------------------------------------- EMBOSS QUESTIONS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ORIGIN Can Triton be spectroscopically linked to any TNOs? (Richard) Does Hyperion have cousins? (Todd) Are the Trojans and Greeks related? (Todd) Are the Trojans/Greeks the missing link between Main Belt asteroids and Centaurs? (Joey) Are Centaurs/Trojans/Greeks from the same parent population? (Todd) Are any of Jupiter's distant moons NOT from the Main Belt? (Richard) Are any of Saturn's moons NOT from the Centaurs? (Richard) Are any of Uranus' moons NOT from the Centaurs? (Richard) Are any of Neptune's moons NOT from the TNOs? (Richard) COMPOSITION Is there a correlation between composition and distance for TNOs? (Nic) Can TNOs be classified into groups by surface composition? (Nic) Is there a composition gradient with dist/incl/ecc for EMBOSS targets? (Joey) What is the most complex molecule identified on an EMBOSS surface? (Nic) Can Sedna's composition tell us anything about the far reaches of the Kuiper Belt? (Nic) What the hell are the Neptunian Trojans? (Nic) EVOLUTION Is there a correlation between reddening and distance for TNOs? (Nic) Are TNO rotation rates correlated with resurfacing? (Nic) Are there differences between Centaurs (number/comp) that cross planetary orbits and those that don't? (Joey) Is there a correlation of composition among Centaurs with perihelion? (Joey) SIZE OTHER What fraction of each EMBOSS class is outgassing? (Nic) Can we link moons/Trojans/Greeks/Centaurs/TNOs to other solar systems? (Todd) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- EMBOSS OBSERVING PROGRAM GOALS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- OVERALL spectroscopy of 400 objects from ???-??? microns VRIJHK photometry of 400 objects 0.9m CTIO photometry of 4 objects? 1.8m Lowell spectroscopy of 4 objects? VLT? spectroscopy of N objects? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------