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Spinning Moons

NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute2015-11-10

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Most inner moons in the solar system keep one face pointed toward their central planet; this frame from an animation by NASA New Horizons shows that certainly isnt the case with the small moons of Pluto, which behave like spinning tops. Pluto is shown at center with, in order, from smaller to wider orbit: Charon, Styx, Nix, Kerberos, Hydra.

http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA20152

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  • Title: Spinning Moons
  • Creator: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute
  • Date Created: 2015-11-10
  • Rights: JPL
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