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solar system > natural satellite > Pluto satellite

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Pluto satellite  

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  • The dwarf planet Pluto has five natural satellites. In order of distance from Pluto, they are Charon, Styx, Nix, Kerberos, and Hydra. Charon, the largest, is mutually tidally locked with Pluto, and is massive enough that Pluto–Charon is sometimes considered a double dwarf planet. (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moons_of_Pluto)

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