Natural satellites that orbit the dwarf planet Pluto, namely the large moon Charon and the small outer moons Nix, Hydra, Kerberos and Styx. A moon belongs here when its cited article calls it a moon or satellite of Pluto. Members are placed here from their own cited Wikipedia articles, each with a verbatim supporting quotation, so a reader can check why an entry sits in this group. The grouping forms part of the browse path for this section of the atlas.
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Wikipedia: Nix (moon)
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Nix, formal designation (134340) Pluto II, is a natural satellite of Pluto, with a diameter of 49.8 km (30.9 mi) across its longest dimension.
Wikipedia: Hydra (moon)
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Hydra, formal designation (134340) Pluto III, is a natural satellite of Pluto, with a diameter of approximately 51 km (32 mi) across its longest dimension.
Charon (moon) (Wikipedia)
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is the largest of the five known natural satellites of the dwarf planet Pluto
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