The society is interested in matters connected to asteroids, comets, craters, interplanetary dust, interstellar medium, lunar samples, meteors, meteorites, natural satellites, planets, tektites, and the origin and history of the Solar system. Its members are scientists in geology, physics, chemistry and astronomy. The society actively issues reports and carries out meetings on those topics. The archive contains a collection of notes on previous meetings and conferences, with abstracts of deliverables. The site describes membership procedures and annual dues.
Students have discounts.