CHARON: THE SATELLITE OF PLUTO
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FACTS ABOUT THE CHARON
* The estimated diameter of the satellite Charon
is 1,199 km, which is smaller than the Earth's Moon.
* Charon orbits around Pluto every 6.3 days.
* Charon is 17,000 km from the surface of Pluto.
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