Charon
Charon can mean:
- Charon, the ferryman to the Greek underworld in Greek mythology
- Charon (moon), a moon of the dwarf planet, Pluto
- Charon (band), a Finnish gothic metal band
- Charon (web browser), a web browser for the Inferno operating system
- Charon (Forever War), a fictional planet in the Forever War
- Charon (animal), a genus of amblypygid
- Charon (cars), a Dutch automobile manufacturer
- Charon of Lampsacus|Charon of Lampsacus, ancient Greek logographer
- CHARON, a programming language
- Charon (Dungeons & Dragons), a lord of the yugoloths whose primary function is to provide passage across the River Styx for a steep price
- Charon (CrossGen), a comic book character from CrossGen Entertainment’s Sigilverse
- Charon (The Three Worlds), a fictional human species from Ian Irvine’s arc of novels, The Three Worlds.
Written for younger readers
Charon, in simpler words
This version comes from Wikijunior, a set of books written for children aged 8 to 11. It is shorter and uses plainer language than the article above.
From Wikijunior: Solar System
Charon is one of the three moons of Pluto.
Charon measures about 1,200 km across, about half the diameter of Pluto. Because the size difference between Pluto and Charon is so small, they are sometimes considered to be double planets. They are also sometimes thought of as the first two trans-Neptunian objects.
The surface of Charon is covered in water ice.
One day on Charon is equal to 6 days, 9 hours, and 18 minutes on Earth.
Charon and Pluto share an orbit around a point that is directly between them, this orbit takes roughly six and a half days.
Charon is named after a figure in Greek mythology. Charon ferried the dead across the river Acheron to Hades if they could pay him.
Charon was discovered by James Christy on June 22, 1978. He was examining highly magnified images of Pluto and noticed a small bulge sometimes appeared in the pictures. The bulge was later confirmed in older images and was given the temporary name of S/1978 P 1.
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