Credit: NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI Astronomers have long thought that Charon, the largest moon of Pluto, formed after a collision in the early solar system. New simulations of that encounter have found that ...
This provides another piece of the puzzle to understand how planets and ... Pluto-Charon Formation Scenario Mimics Earth-Moon System Jan. 7, 2025 — A researcher has used advanced models that ...
Pluto-Charon Formation Scenario Mimics Earth-Moon System Jan. 7, 2025 — A researcher has used advanced models that indicate that the formation of Pluto and Charon may parallel that of the Earth ...