Pluto and Charon

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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 1829. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Solar System, Planets And Satellites

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Pluto is an unusual planet in many respects. It is the smallest and the most distant from the Sun of all nine planets. Its orbit is unusually eccentric and inclined to the ecliptic. It is accompanied in this orbit by a satellite, Charon, whose radius is half of Pluto's. Its surface is among the coldest and, except for IAPETUS, the most contrasted of all PLANETARY SURFACES. Although Pluto is the o...

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