Charon was discovered on June 22, 1978, at the United States Naval Observatory, Flagstaff Station.
Charon is so far away and so small that astronomers are unable to see it from Earth. It is therefore unsure whether Charon has craters but it is likely as every other planet and moon in the solar system has been bombarded by meteors in the past.
Pluto's moons were discovered by different scientists over the years. The first moon, Charon, was discovered by James Christy in 1978. The additional moons were discovered in the 2000s through observations made by the Hubble Space Telescope.
Pluto has a moon named Charon, and is a dwarf planet, not a planet.
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.
Charon is the largest moon of Pluto, a dwarf planet that was once considered a planet. Charon is so massive compared to Pluto that rather than Charon orbiting Pluto, the two objects orbit a common center of mass. This leads some to called Pluto-Charon a binary planetary system.
Charon is a moon discovered in 1978, in orbit around the dwarf planet Pluto. It was discovered at the United States Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station.
The is no planet Charon. Charon is a moon of the dwarf planet Pluto. Charon was discovered by James Christy in 1978.
James Walter Christy
Pluto's largest moon, Charon, was discovered in 1978
Pluto's moon Charon
Charon, the moon of Pluto, was discovered in 1978 at the United States Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station.
Charon is a natural satellite (or moon) of Pluto. It was discovered back in 1978 by James W. Christy.
It was discovered in 1978. But it's not a dwarf planet. It's a moon of the dwarf planet Pluto.
Yes, Charon is a true moon.
An American named Jim Christy discovered Pluto's moon in 1978. He called it Charon witch was his wife's name.
Charon is a moon of Pluto, which is not actually a planet.
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.