Origin of Pluto and Charon: the fission hypothesis revisited.

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Nov 1993

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1993auja....5..111p&link_type=abstract

Aust. J. Astron., Vol. 5, No. 3, p. 111 - 119

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Hubble Space Telescope measurements of the masses of Pluto and Charon have revealed an unexpected disparity in the individual mean densities, and hence their chemical makeup. Adopting radii from mutual event observations, Pluto is denser, and Charon much lighter, than expected on the basis of a predicted "solar" mix of rock, graphite, and ices which accounts successfully for Triton. A fission hypothesis is presented which depends upon the derived radius of Pluto, 1137±8 km.

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