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Phil Plait
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Everyone's favorite weird little world Pluto has an outsized moon called Charon. It's huge, half the size of Pluto itself! But…how did it get there?
Here's a new idea: Pluto wasn't just whacked by another object, it underwent a kiss-and-capture.
https://badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/pluto-s-huge-moon-charon-may-have-formed-as-part-of-a-kiss-and-run
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2025-01-07T16:03:14.762Z