Charon's occultation on July 11, 2005
Reconstruction of the occultation chords as observed at the three sites of San Pedro de Atacama, Paranal (Chile), and El Leoncito (Argentina). A fit to the chord extremities provides Charon's radius, 603.6 km. The arrow indicates Charon's rotation.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso0602c |
| Type: | Chart |
| Release date: | 4 January 2006 |
| Related releases: | eso0602 |
| Size: | 1452 x 1142 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Charon |
| Type: | Solar System : Planet : Satellite |
| Category: | Illustrations |
