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Everyone's favorite weird little world Pluto has an outsized moon called Charon. It's huge, half the size of Pluto itself! But…how did it get there?
Here's a new idea: Pluto wasn't just whacked by another object, it underwent a kiss-and-capture.
badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/pluto-s-hu...
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Here's a new idea: Pluto wasn't just whacked by another object, it underwent a kiss-and-capture.
badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/pluto-s-hu...
🔭🧪
Pluto’s huge moon Charon may have formed as part of a kiss and run
Instead of a massive collision shattering the impactor, it may have merely allowed Pluto to hang out with it a little while before forming an actual moon
badastronomy.beehiiv.com
January 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Everyone's favorite weird little world Pluto has an outsized moon called Charon. It's huge, half the size of Pluto itself! But…how did it get there?
Here's a new idea: Pluto wasn't just whacked by another object, it underwent a kiss-and-capture.
badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/pluto-s-hu...
🔭🧪
Here's a new idea: Pluto wasn't just whacked by another object, it underwent a kiss-and-capture.
badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/pluto-s-hu...
🔭🧪