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Pluto's four small circumbinary moons orbit Pluto at two to four times the distance of Charon, ranging from Styx at 42,700 kilometres to Hydra at 64,800 kilometres from the barycenter of the system. They have nearly circular prograde orbits in the same orbital plane as Charon. All are much smaller than Charon.
7 Αυγ 2024 · Media in category "Moons of Pluto" The following 76 files are in this category, out of 76 total. Animation of moons of Pluto - Front view.gif 560 × 420; 2.56 MB
as the dwarf planet Pluto, and orbits backwards compared with Neptune’s direction of rotation. Neptune has 13 known moons plus a 14th awaiting official confirmation. Pluto’s large moon, Charon, is about half the size of Pluto, and some scientists consider Pluto/Charon to be a double system.
28 Ιουν 2011 · Pluto's moons are named for characters associated with the underworld of Greek and Roman mythology. Charon is Pluto's largest moon. It was discovered in June 1978.
Pluto has five known moons; their properties are listed in the table. Charon is the largest.
moons: Pluto has five, Eris has one, and Haumea has two.) The planetary moons are not all alike. One (Saturn’s Titan) has a thick atmosphere; another has active volcanoes (Jupiter’s Io). New moons are frequently discovered, so moon counts can change. Rings are an intriguing planetary feature. From 1659 to 1979,
10 Νοε 2024 · Pluto possesses five known moons. Charon, by far the largest, is fully half the size of Pluto. It revolves around Pluto—more accurately, the two bodies revolve around a common centre of mass—at a distance of about 19,640 km (12,200 miles), equal to about eight Pluto diameters.
