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Charon (Satellite of Pluto)

Charon

Constants

  •  Mean Radius:               593 km
  •  Mass:                      0.000285 (Earth=1)
  •  Density:                   1.9 (g/cm^3)
  •  Gravity:                   ? (Earth=1)
  •  Orbit Period:              6.39 (Earth days)
  •  Rotation Period:           6.39 (Earth days)
  •  Semimajor Axis of Orbit:   19,600 km
  •  Eccentricity of Orbit:     < 0.001
Notes on Constants Table
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