Charon (moon) - Wikipedia
WEBCharon (/ ˈkɛərɒn, - ən / KAIR-on, -ən or / ˈʃærən / SHAIR-ən), [note 1] or (134340) Pluto I, is the largest of the five known natural satellites of the dwarf planet Pluto. It has a mean radius of 606 km (377 mi). Charon is the sixth-largest known trans-Neptunian object after Pluto, Eris, Haumea, Makemake, and Gonggong. [18] .
Charon - NASA Science
WEBCharon is the largest of Pluto's five moons. At half the size of Pluto, Charon is the largest known satellite relative to its parent body. The same surfaces of Charon and Pluto always face each other, a phenomenon called mutual tidal …
45 Years Ago: Astronomers Discover Pluto’s Moon Charon
WEBJun 23, 2023 · The discovery of Charon refined our understanding of Pluto’s size—a diameter of 1,477 miles and only 0.25 percent of Earth’s mass. Charon’s diameter of 753 miles makes it the largest moon relative to its home planet in the solar system, and astronomers consider the two as a double planet system …
Pluto’s Big Moon Charon Reveals a Colorful and Violent History
WEBOct 1, 2015 · High-resolution images of the Pluto-facing hemisphere of Charon, taken by New Horizons as the spacecraft sped through the Pluto system on July 14 and transmitted to Earth on Sept. 21, reveal details of a belt of fractures and canyons just north of the moon’s equator.
Charon: Pluto's Largest Moon | Space
WEBFeb 24, 2016 · Among the five moons of Pluto, it is the largest, Charon, that makes the dwarf planet unique. Charon is so big that, with Pluto, the pair are considered a binary planet system.
Pluto and Charon: Strikingly Different Worlds - Science@NASA
WEBJul 14, 2015 · Pluto and Charon: Strikingly Different Worlds. This composite of enhanced color images of Pluto (lower right) and Charon (upper left), was taken by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft as it passed through the Pluto system on July 14, 2015.
Pluto’s Large Moon Charon Is Stunning - National Geographic
WEBJul 12, 2015 · Pluto’s Large Moon Charon Is Stunning. By Nadia Drake. July 12, 2015. • 3 min read. Remember when we reported that Charon would probably turn out to be an astonishing world in its own right?...
Charon and Pluto: Strikingly Different Worlds - NASA
WEBOct 1, 2015 · This composite of enhanced color images of Pluto (lower right) and Charon (upper left), was taken by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft as it passed through the Pluto system on July 14, 2015. This image highlights the …
Pluto’s big moon Charon reveals a colorful and violent history
WEBOct 1, 2015 · High-resolution images of the Pluto-facing hemisphere of Charon, taken by New Horizons as the spacecraft sped through the Pluto system on July 14 and transmitted to Earth on September 21,...
Pluto and its Moon Charon - NASA Science
WEBAug 1, 2022 · In our own solar system, Pluto and its moon Charon (grey) have already become tidally locked to one another ― just as Earth and the Moon would someday sync up if given enough time.
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