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What is charon's surface gravity?
The surface gravity of Pluto's moon Charon is around 0.278m/sec2. Compared with Earth gravity of 9.81 m/sec2, it is around 0.028g or 2.8% of earths gravity.
What is Charon's gravity compared to Earth's gravity?
The gravity of Charon is about 3% that of Earth.
Is charon a true moon?
Yes, Charon is a true moon.
Is Pluto bigger than its moons?
Yes it is. However, its largest moon, Charon, is so large that one can almost think of Pluto and Charon as being a double minor planet system as Charon does not orbit Pluto as much as Pluto and Charon both orbiting a common point near Pluto, because of the effect of both Pluto's gravity on Charon as well as Charon's gravitational pull on Pluto.
Which planets largest moon is Charon?
Charon is a moon of Pluto, which is not actually a planet.
Why do some scientists think that Charon isn't a moon of Pluto?
Charon does not truly orbit Pluto. Rather, Charon's gravity moves Pluto enough that both objects orbit around their common center of mass, which is outside of Pluto. This led to suggestions that the Pluto-Charon system be classified as a binary or double planet.
Is Charon one of Saturn's moons?
No. Charon is a moon of Pluto, not Saturn.
What is charon orbit period?
Same as Pluto. Charon is a moon of Pluto.Same as Pluto. Charon is a moon of Pluto.Same as Pluto. Charon is a moon of Pluto.Same as Pluto. Charon is a moon of Pluto.
Do Pluto and Charon have gaseous surfaces?
No. The planet Pluto is a solid dwarf planet. The moon Charon is a solid moon.
Is charon a galilean moon?
Charon is a moon of Pluto. [See related question] To be a Galilean moon you have to be one of the four major moons of Jupiter.
Who found planet Charon and when did they find it?
The is no planet Charon. Charon is a moon of the dwarf planet Pluto. Charon was discovered by James Christy in 1978.
Why isn't Pluto's moon the Titan not a planet instead of a moon?
Titan is a moon of Saturn, not Pluto. Pluto's main moon is Charon. Regardless, neither Titan nor Charon are planets because they do not orbit the sun. Titan orbits the planet Saturn while Charon orbits the Pluto-Charon barycenter.
