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How Pluto got its biggest moon with an ancient 'kiss and capture'
and potentially led to the formation of Pluto's smaller moons — Nix, Styx, Kerberos, and Hydra. Bill McKinnon, a planetary scientist at Washington University in St. Louis, praised the theory ...
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Pluto's Largest Moon Formed Through ‘Kiss and Capture’ Event Redefining Icy Worlds, New Study Explains
Scientists went over the questions of Pluto’s moons for years and Nix, Hydra, Kerberos, and Styx being smaller than Charon. Open the Youtube video One theory was that Pluto got its moon system ...
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If you're going crazy waiting for the first Pluto flyby photos, here's what they'll look like
So today at 3 p.m. ET we get to see the best-ever views of Pluto and its moons Charon, Hydra, and Nix. While the world awaits the big reveal, below are the types of images you can expect to see ...
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Relationship between Pluto and its moons
An curved arrow pointing right. See what's so weird about Pluto and its moons. Produced by Emmanuel Ocbazghi. Original reporting by Jessica Orwig. Follow BI Video: On Facebook More from Science ...
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NASA's Pluto mission is already surprising scientists with what it has found
And Charon isn't the only moon that's not living up to expectations. Nix and Hydra are much smaller than expected, Pluto geologist John Spencer said during a scientific panel discussing the ...