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Posted on September 14, 2016

How Pluto’s Moon Charon Got Its Dusty Red Cap

How Pluto’s Moon Charon Got Its Dusty Red Cap
What happens when you mix freezing temperatures, methane, and radiation? Possibly, the origins of life. The post How Pluto's Moon Charon Got Its Dusty Red Cap appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on October 29, 2015

Charon’s Organa Crater Glows With the Force … Er, Ammonia

Charon’s Organa Crater Glows With the Force … Er, Ammonia

New Horizons picked up a strange spectral signature from a crater named after a famed extraterrestrial princess.

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Posted on October 5, 2015

Fly Over Charon, Pluto’s Biggest Moon

Strap on your space suit and fly into a dwarf moon's Danger Zone.

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Posted on October 2, 2015

New Pics Show Charon at its Brightest and Most Beautiful

New Pics Show Charon at its Brightest and Most Beautiful

NASA released the highest-res images of Charon yet and hot dang are they gorgeous.

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Posted on September 10, 2015

The First Pluto Photos From New Horizons’ Massive Data Dump

The First Pluto Photos From New Horizons’ Massive Data Dump

The New Horizons space probe has started a year-long data dump of imagery and other large files taken during its July flyby.

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