Title: Ground- and Space-based observations of the Kuiper Belt

Abstract:
Study of the Kuiper Belt requires observations from both large ground-based and space-based 
facilities. The faintness of the population requires access to major observatories. Study of the 
many binary systems found in this population requires high angular resolution. The great variety 
of the Kuiper Belt, both in dynamical structure and physical properties, drives the need to study 
statistically significant numbers of objects. Because the primitive objects in the Kuiper Belt are 
a link to early solar system history and because the Belt is the nearest example of a debris 
disk, intensive study is likely to be of high scientific priority for the foreseeable future.