SwRI Models Pluto-Charon Formation Scenario That Mimics Earth-Moon System
January 08, 2025
January 08, 2025
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 8 (TNSres) -- Southwest Research Institute issued the following news release:
A NASA postdoctoral researcher at Southwest Research Institute has used advanced models that indicate that the formation of Pluto and Charon may parallel that of the Earth-Moon system. Both systems include a moon that is a large fraction of the size of the main body, unlike other moons in the solar system. The scenario also could support Pluto's active geology and possible sub . . .
A NASA postdoctoral researcher at Southwest Research Institute has used advanced models that indicate that the formation of Pluto and Charon may parallel that of the Earth-Moon system. Both systems include a moon that is a large fraction of the size of the main body, unlike other moons in the solar system. The scenario also could support Pluto's active geology and possible sub . . .