Charon, Nix, and Hydra are all near Pluto.
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yes all planets accept Pluto has satellite
Charon is a natural satellite (or moon) of Pluto. It was discovered back in 1978 by James W. Christy.
The New Horizons space probe was the first spacecraft to explore Pluto. The mission to the minor planet happened in 2015.
None. An old textbook might say the answer is Pluto, but this statement is not true for two reasons. First, Pluto is now known to have five moons, with four new ones discovered in 2005, 2011, and 2012. Second, as of 2006 Pluto is no longer considered a planet.
Not yet, the New Horizons is on its way.
Pluto is not a satellite. It is a dwarf planet that is the furthest from our Sun.
has a satellite or robot been on pluto
The satellite sent to explore Pluto was called Charon. Charon is not the satellite on the way to Pluto. Charon is a satellite (moon) of Pluto. The satellite currently on the way to explore Pluto is called New Horizons. It is expected to arrive July, 2015.
pioneers explored pluto
The first person to launch a satellite to Pluto was Bob Riley.
It takes 9 years, and the first satellite will reach Pluto in 2015. The satellite was launched on January 9, 2006. I cannot wait till we find out the deep secrets of Pluto...
Yes, there is a satellite that orbits around Pluto its name is Charon. Charon is half the size of Pluto, with a diameter of 1200km. Pluto and Charon orbit each other like double planets.
no it has not yet
Charon is a natural satellite of Pluto, but Pluto is a planetesimal, not a planet.
Are you think of Pluto? If so it remains a satellite but has been reclassified as a dwarf planet.
Charon, Nix and Hydra