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Charon is a moon of Pluto, which is not actually a planet.

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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.


What is Pluto's biggest moon?

the largest moon is called charon.


Is hydra plutos largest moon?

No it is Charon


What is the Charon of the moon?

Charon has nothing to do with our moons; it is the largest of five moons that orbit Pluto.


Which pair of planets comes closed to being a double planet?

Pluto and Charon are the closest bodies in our solar system to an answer to this question, however, neither is a planet. Pluto used to be, but times change. When Pluto was a planet, it and its moon, Charon, were the closest in size of any of the planets. Currently the planet and moon with that distinction is the earth and its moon, the Moon. But no two bodies within our solar system which are classified as planets are considered double.


Is Pluto's moons bigger that it?

No. If Charon, Pluto's largest moon, were bigger, then Pluto would be the moon. Charon is abould half the diameter of Pluto.


Is Charon the largest moon in our solar system or just the largest moon of Pluto?

It's the largest moon of Pluto. It is nowhere NEAR being the largest moon in the Solar system; Pluto itself is smaller than Earth's moon. Charon is, however, the largest satellite relative to its primary of any body I know of in the Solar system.


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.


What planet has a moon named Charon?

The planet with a moon named Charon is Pluto. Charon is the largest of Pluto's five moons and it is about half the size of Pluto itself.


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


Is Charon the smallest planet?

No. Charon is not a planet; it is the largest moon of the dwarf planet Pluto. The smallest planet is Mercury.


What is charons dwarf planets name?

Charon is a moon that orbits the dwarf planet Pluto.