Astronomy 405 Solar System and ISM Lecture 13 The Pluto-Charon System, Comets February 13, 2013.

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Pluto’s Orbit yr orbit, inclined from the ecliptic by 17° Eccentricity e = 0.25; at aphelion, 49.3 AU; at perihelion, 29.7 AU, closer than Neptune. But, 3:2 orbital resonance => won’t collide with Neptune The closest distance to Neptune is 17 AU, but only 11 AU to Uranus.

Global Maps of Surface and Topography for Pluto and Charon · Global Maps of Surface and Topography for Pluto and Charon During the New Horizons spacecraft’s flyby of Pluto in July

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The Pluto System After New Horizons John R. Spencer ...fnimmo/website/CH0012_Spencer.pdf · Pluto and Charon. Departure observations focused first on Alice and REX occultations by

The Pluto System After New Horizons John R. Spencer ...fnimmo/website/CH0012_Spencer.pdf · Pluto and Charon. Departure observations focused first on Alice and REX occultations by

Origin of the Pluto-Charon system: Constraints from the ...fnimmo/website/McKinnon_Pluto.pdf · Pluto and Charon have rather similar bulk densities (to within 10%), more similar to

Origin of the Pluto-Charon system: Constraints from the ...fnimmo/website/McKinnon_Pluto.pdf · Pluto and Charon have rather similar bulk densities (to within 10%), more similar to

New Horizons - University of Oregon 8--Pluto.pdf · Charon is about half Pluto's size and the Pluto/Charon system is, in fact, sometimes considered a binary planet system. In 2006,

New Horizons - University of Oregon 8--Pluto.pdf · Charon is about half Pluto's size and the Pluto/Charon system is, in fact, sometimes considered a binary planet system. In 2006,

Resonant Interactions and Chaotic Rotation of Pluto’s ... · the Pluto-Charon binary. These results provide context for upcoming observations of the Pluto system by the New Horizons

Resonant Interactions and Chaotic Rotation of Pluto’s ... · the Pluto-Charon binary. These results provide context for upcoming observations of the Pluto system by the New Horizons

PLANETARY SCIENCE The geologyof Pluto and Charon through ... · PLANETARY SCIENCE The geologyof Pluto and Charon through the eyes of New Horizons Jeffrey M. Moore,1* William B. McKinnon,2

PLANETARY SCIENCE The geologyof Pluto and Charon through ... · PLANETARY SCIENCE The geologyof Pluto and Charon through the eyes of New Horizons Jeffrey M. Moore,1* William B. McKinnon,2

PLUTO AND CHARON WITH THE HUBBLE SPACE ...buie/biblio/pub073.pdfNo. 3, 2010 PLUTO AND CHARON WITH HST. II. 1129 improved photometrically accurate maps that supersede those published

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Chapter 9a Remnants of Rock and Ice Asteroids, Comets, and Pluto.

Chapter 9a Remnants of Rock and Ice Asteroids, Comets, and Pluto.

PLUTO AND CHARON: Formation, Seasons, Compositionmbrown/papers/ps/plutoreview.pdf · 22 Mar 2002 14:23 AR AR154-12.tex AR154-12.SGM LaTeX2e(2001/05/10) P1: ILV PLUTO AND CHARON 309

PLUTO AND CHARON: Formation, Seasons, Compositionmbrown/papers/ps/plutoreview.pdf · 22 Mar 2002 14:23 AR AR154-12.tex AR154-12.SGM LaTeX2e(2001/05/10) P1: ILV PLUTO AND CHARON 309

PLANETARY SCIENCE The geologyof Pluto and Charon through ...lunar.earth.northwestern.edu/courses/450/plutogeology.pdf · PLANETARY SCIENCE The geologyof Pluto and Charon through the

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Chapter 12: Remnants of Rock & Ice Asteroids, Comets & Pluto.

Chapter 12: Remnants of Rock & Ice Asteroids, Comets & Pluto.

Pluto and Charon - Jet Propulsion Laboratory · Pluto has a very large moon that is almost half its size, discov-ered in 1978. Named Charon, the moon is so big that the two are sometimes

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Status of the New Horizons Pluto/KBO Mission · Refine bulk parameters (radii, masses, densities) and orbits of Pluto & Charon Search for magnetic fields of Pluto and Charon ... RL10

Status of the New Horizons Pluto/KBO Mission · Refine bulk parameters (radii, masses, densities) and orbits of Pluto & Charon Search for magnetic fields of Pluto and Charon ... RL10

P4 Pluto-system EditableText · Pluto’s satellite system P4 Hydra Charon Nix Pluto. Title: P4_Pluto-system_EditableText Created Date: 7/19/2011 4:35:18 PM

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Pluto Open Night - stsci.edumutchler/talks/Pluto_Open_Night_handout.pdf• 1980 Occultation reveals Charon radius to be 600 km • 1985 Pluto-Charon mutual events begin • 1986 Pluto

Pluto Open Night - stsci.edumutchler/talks/Pluto_Open_Night_handout.pdf• 1980 Occultation reveals Charon radius to be 600 km • 1985 Pluto-Charon mutual events begin • 1986 Pluto

Space News Updatespaceodyssey.dmns.org/media/71749/snu_160329.pdf · The Pluto system is a complex one. Pluto has 5 moons: Charon, Styx, Nix, Kerberos, and Hydra. Charon is the only

Space News Updatespaceodyssey.dmns.org/media/71749/snu_160329.pdf · The Pluto system is a complex one. Pluto has 5 moons: Charon, Styx, Nix, Kerberos, and Hydra. Charon is the only

Surface Ice Spectroscopy of Pluto, Charon and Triton · 2010. 3. 24. · 58 The Messenger 129 – September 2007 Astronomical Science Surface Ice Spectroscopy of Pluto, Charon and

Surface Ice Spectroscopy of Pluto, Charon and Triton · 2010. 3. 24. · 58 The Messenger 129 – September 2007 Astronomical Science Surface Ice Spectroscopy of Pluto, Charon and

Small Bodies of the Solar System Pluto, Comets, Asteroids, Meteors and Zodiacal Light.

Small Bodies of the Solar System Pluto, Comets, Asteroids, Meteors and Zodiacal Light.

Climate zones on Pluto and Charon - Northwestern Universitylunar.earth.northwestern.edu/courses/450/plutoclimate.pdf · Climate zones on Pluto and Charon Richard P. Binzel a, ∗,

Climate zones on Pluto and Charon - Northwestern Universitylunar.earth.northwestern.edu/courses/450/plutoclimate.pdf · Climate zones on Pluto and Charon Richard P. Binzel a, ∗,

EVLA Observations of Pluto, Charon, Makemake, Quaoar, and ... · 3.1 Pluto and Charon We first successfully observed the Pluto/Charon system on Jan05, but were in the C -configuration

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