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What is Plutos first found moon?
Charon
Is charon a true moon?
Yes, Charon is a true moon.
Which planets largest moon is Charon?
Charon is a moon of Pluto, which is not actually a planet.
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.
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.
Name Plutoes moon?
Pluto's largest moon is named Charon. It was discovered in 1978 by astronomer James Christy. Charon is about half the size of Pluto and they are tidally locked, meaning they always show the same face to each other.
What is Pluto's biggest moon?
the largest moon is called charon.
Do Pluto and Charon have gaseous surfaces?
No. The planet Pluto is a solid dwarf planet. The moon Charon is a solid moon.
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.
Is Charon the largest moon in the solar system?
No, Charon is not the biggest moon in the solar system. The actual biggest moon in the solar system is Ganymede, which is 5,268 km at the equator
What planets has the largest moon-to-planet mass ratio?
Pluto has the largest moon-to-planet mass ratio with its moon Charon, which is about 12% of Pluto's mass. This makes Charon the largest moon relative to its parent planet.
Is Charon Pluto's moon?
Yes.
