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To: Lonesome in Massachussets
looks like Pluto is asymmetrical . i wonder if that has anything to do with the Chaorn orbit. it looks like the bulge is in line with Charon. 6.4 day rotation sounds really fast, Charon must be really moving. I wonder how that much rotational spin gets imparted?
what do you think the distance is between them?
5 posted on 06/14/2015 6:16:10 AM PDT by beebuster2000
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To: beebuster2000

Little over 12,000 miles between Pluto and Charon.


6 posted on 06/14/2015 6:18:56 AM PDT by cripplecreek (You vote for your TPP supporter and I'll vote for mine.)
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To: beebuster2000

Mean distance: 19,600 km.

http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/plutofact.html


11 posted on 06/14/2015 6:33:11 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (This is known as "bad luck". - Robert A. Heinlein)
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