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Yes, if you mean half its diameter as opposed to half its mass.
Pluto's diameter is approximately 2732 km. As of 2015 it's known to have five moons:
- Charon: diameter 1208 km; mass about 1/8 that of Pluto
- Nix, Kerberos, Hydra, and Styx: all very small and irregularly shaped; sizes not yet precisely measured.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 7y agoThe answer depends on whether you mean moons associated only with Pluto or if you mean to include all moons in the solar system.
The largestsatellite of Pluto is Charon, which is estimated to have a diameter that is just over half the diameter of Pluto. Some have suggested that since Charon is so close in size Pluto that they should be considered a "binary system".
Pluto is smaller than our moon; the Jupiter moons Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto; the Saturn moon Titan; and the Neptune moon Triton.
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∙ 9y agoIt depends on what you mean by "size".
The diameter of Charon is about 1200 km, while that of 134340 Pluto is about 2300 km. This means that, in terms of diameter, Charon is a little over "half as big".
The volume comparison is given in the expert answer.
Charon is about 1/9th as massive as Pluto, less than one might suspect from the volumes, so Charon is apparently somewhat less dense than Pluto is.
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∙ 12y agoThe dwarf planet Pluto has three known moons. The largest is called Charon, which is around 1200km in diameter, half that of Pluto which has a diameter of around 2320 km.
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∙ 10y agoPluto has a moon nearly half its size
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∙ 7y agoYes. Pluto's main moon Charon is about half of Pluto's diameter. "Only" is not a word I would use here. Charon is the largest known moon in proportion to its parent body.
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∙ 9y agoThe volume of Pluto is about 7.08 times the volume of its moon, Charon.
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How does diameter of Pluto compare with that of our moon?
The moon is about 2,160 miles across. Pluto is about 1,475 miles across, so Pluto is about 68% the diameter of our moon.
What is unusual about Pluto's moon?
Pluto's moon is about the size of Pluto, so they pretty much orbit each other.
which is true of pluto ?
Pluto has a moon that is about half its size
What is Bigger Earth or Pluto?
Actually Pluto is even smaller than our moon. The earths natural satellite the moon size is 1/6 of of earth. So now you can may be imagine how big is Pluto compared to earth. Pluto has now been downgraded from a planet to a chunk of rock.
Which planet has a moon the same size of itself?
Pluto would be the best answer, but Pluto is only a dwarf planet. Also its largest moon, Charon, is still not as big as Pluto itself.
How does Pluto compare to other planets it terms of size?
it is small, even smaller than our moon
Is the size of the moon the size of Pluto?
No its half as big as pluto.
How does diameter of Pluto compare with that of our moon?
The moon is about 2,160 miles across. Pluto is about 1,475 miles across, so Pluto is about 68% the diameter of our moon.
Does Pluto have a moon that is half of it's size?
Pluto's largest moon Charon is about half Pluto's diameter.
What is the exact size of the moon?
The size of Pluto's moon in 750 miles
What is unusual about Pluto's moon?
Pluto's moon is about the size of Pluto, so they pretty much orbit each other.
Is Pluto less than two thirds the size of earths moon?
The average diameter of Pluto is 67.51% the diameter of the moon. This is just barley less than two-thirds the size of the moon. If you look at volume, Pluto has 30% the volume of the moon, so, by volume, Pluto is much less than two-thirds the size of Earth's moon. (If you look at mass, Pluto is much less massive, having only 17.89% the mass of the moon.)
Is the size of Pluto the size of a house?
no but it is smaller than the moon
How does the size of the moon compare to the size of the moon?
It doesn't.
Planet is the same size as Pluto?
Their is no planet the same size as Pluto, Mercury is slightly bigger than Pluto. As for other objects in the solar system, the dwarf planet Eris and Neptune's moon Triton are close in size to Pluto.
Is it true that one of Pluto's moons is more than half Pluto's size?
Yes, Pluto's moon, Charon is over half its size
which is true of pluto ?
Pluto has a moon that is about half its size
