- Wikipedia: Charon (Moon)
Article about Charon, the largest satellite of Pluto. Learn about Charon's physical and orbital characteristics, its formation, and the debate over whether or not it is a moon or planet.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charon_(moon)
- Views of the Solar System: Charon
Provides statistics for the distant moon/binary planet and quickly describes Pluto and Charon's size, composition, and rotation.
www.solarviews.com/eng/charon.htm
- The Nine Planets: Charon
Offers a brief profile of Pluto's moon, or double planet, Charon. Discovered in 1978 by Jim Christy, Charon is named for the mythological figure who ferried the dead across the River Acheron into Hades.
seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/pluto.html#charon
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