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Pluto's Satellite System
This illustration shows the relative orbits of Pluto's moons: Charon, Nix, P4, and Hydra. The orbits are nearly circular and tilted to our line of sight, so they appear elongated. CreditsNASA, ESA, and A. Feild (STScI)
- Date
- Jan 1, 2011
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2011-23-2882-image
This illustration shows the relative orbits of Pluto's moons: Charon, Nix, P4, and Hydra. The orbits are nearly circular and tilted to our line of sight, so they appear elongated.
Credits
NASA, ESA, and A. Feild (STScI)Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | Pluto |
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