Charon
Facts About Charon:
- The first close-up photos were taken by NASA's New Horizons space probe in 2015.
- May be pronounced "Sharon" or "Karon".
- Although it's called a moon, it is so large in comparison to Pluto that the two bodies could be thought of as a binary system. Both Pluto and Charon orbit a common centre of gravity that lies between them.
Classification: Moon (orbiting Pluto)
Discovered: 1978
Adjective: Charonian