Pluto–Charon solar wind interaction dynamics
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DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2016.11.036
Abstract: Abstract This work studies Charon’s effects on the Pluto-solar wind interaction using a multifluid MHD model which simulates the interactions of Pluto and Charon with the solar wind as well as with each other. Specifically,… read more here.
Keywords: wind interaction; pluto; solar wind; charon ... See more keywords
Breaking up is hard to do: Global cartography and topography of Pluto's mid-sized icy Moon Charon from New Horizons
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DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2018.06.010
Abstract: Abstract The 2015 New Horizons flyby through the Pluto system produced the first high-resolution topographic maps of Pluto and Charon, the most distant objects so mapped. Global integrated mosaics of the illuminated surface of Pluto's… read more here.
Keywords: topography; new horizons; cartography; pluto ... See more keywords
Tidal evolution of the Pluto–Charon binary
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DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202038858
Abstract: A giant collision is believed to be at the origin of the Pluto-Charon system. As a result, the initial orbit and spins after impact may have substantially differed from those observed today. More precisely, the… read more here.
Keywords: pluto; tidal evolution; pluto charon; charon ... See more keywords