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.

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ID:eso0602c
Typ:Diagram
Publiceringsdatum:4 januari 2006
Relaterade pressmeddelanden:eso0602
Storlek:1452 x 1142 px

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Namn:Charon
Typ:Solar System : Planet : Satellite
Kategori:Illustrations

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