Celestial Objects
Charon
Moon of Pluto
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Charon is the largest of Pluto's five moons, so large relative to Pluto that the two are mutually tidally locked, always presenting the same faces to each other.
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Diameter (km) Orbital Distance Discovery Year Cross-Tradition Connections
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1. NASA Solar System Exploration
National Aeronautics and Space Administrationscience.nasa.gov, Pluto Moons: CharonQuote, science.nasa.gov, Pluto Moons: Charon
The same surfaces of Charon and Pluto always face each other, a phenomenon called mutual tidal locking.
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