Charonian
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Charon — Charonian /keuh roh nee euhn/, Charonic /keuh ron ik/, adj. /kair euhn, kar /, n. 1. Class. Myth. the ferryman who conveyed the souls of the dead across the Styx. 2. (usually used ironically) any ferryman. 3. Astron. the natural satellite of… … Universalium
The Ring of Charon — infobox Book | name = The Ring of Charon title orig = translator = image caption = author = Roger MacBride Allen cover artist = country = United States of America language = English series = The Hunted Earth genre = Science fiction publisher =… … Wikipedia
Charon (moon) — Not to be confused with the smaller outer solar system centaur 2060 Chiron. Charon Charon s Pluto facing hemisphere (determined from brightness variations during Pluto–Charon occultations), rendered by Celestia. Based on mapping work done by Marc … Wikipedia
Moons of Pluto — Hubble image of the Plutonian system Pluto has four known moons. The largest, Charon, is proportionally larger, compared to its primary, than any other satellite of a known planet or dwarf planet in the Solar System. The other moons, Nix, Hydra,… … Wikipedia
