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1.4 KiB
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25 lines
1.4 KiB
JavaScript
export const content = `
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<p>
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Charon is the largest moon of the dwarf planet Pluto and was discovered in 1978 by James Christy. It is a significant body in the Kuiper belt and is notable for being almost half the size of Pluto itself, making the Pluto-Charon system more of a binary dwarf planet system.
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<img src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2016-09/charon-body.jpg"/>
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<h2>Key Facts</h2>
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<ul>
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<li>Orbital Period: 6.387 days (synchronously orbits with Pluto)</li>
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<li>Diameter: Approximately 1,212 km</li>
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<li>Surface: Icy with varied terrain, including canyons and plains</li>
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<li>Average Distance from Pluto: About 17,536 km</li>
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<li>Gravity: 0.288 m/s² (about 1/12th of Earth's)</li>
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<h2>Surface and Geology</h2>
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Charon's surface is mostly composed of water ice with some ammonia hydrates. It has a young surface geologically, with fewer craters than expected, suggesting recent geological activity.
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<h2>Interesting Facts</h2>
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<li>Charon and Pluto are tidally locked, always showing the same face to each other.</li>
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<li>The reddish north pole of Charon, informally named Mordor Macula, is thought to be stained by tholin-like organic molecules escaping Pluto’s atmosphere.</li>
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<li>Charon has a dark belt near its equator and smoother plains in the north, indicating a complex geological history.</li>
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