PROFILEMoon of Pluto
A gravitational partnership
Pluto and Charon always show the same face to each other. Their shared centre of mass lies outside Pluto.
A close-up view
New Horizons photographed Charon during its 2015 flyby of the Pluto system, revealing surface features and differences in colour.
FACTS TO EXPLORE
ORBITAL PERIODabout 6.4 days
LOCATIONMoon of Pluto
Values are rounded. AU means astronomical unit. NASA source ↗
