Pluto, Largest Moon and Kiss And Capture

A Novel ‘Kiss and Capture’ Event Gave Pluto Its Largest Moon, Charon, New Study Suggests
Researchers accounted for the previously overlooked structures of the dwarf planet and moon in computer simulations of a celestial collision
Pluto ‘kissed’ its moon and captured it in orbit
Billions of years ago, two icy worlds—Pluto and Chron—collided in the farthest reaches of our solar system. But rather than smashing into pieces, Pluto and its largest moon, Charon, briefly spun together like a celestial snowman before separating, forever linked in orbit.
Pluto’s Weirdly Big Moon May Have Come From A ‘Kiss And Capture’
Pluto's big moon Charon may have a different origin story than scientists suspected. New research suggests the two bodies engaged in a celestial kiss and tango.
Pluto and its Moon Charon Formed Through a Cosmic “Kiss and Capture”
Until now, the thinking was that Pluto and Charon formed like Earth and our Moon. New research has flipped that script.
Study: Pluto captured its moon with a ‘kiss’
Pluto and its moon Charon's meeting may be traced to a "kiss-and-capture" collision between the two. (CN) — The question of how Pluto captured its moon Charon may have been answered, thanks to new modeling suggesting a “kiss-and-capture” scenario linked the two bodies together.
'A cosmic dance': How Pluto's ‘kiss and capture’ gave birth to its largest moon Charon
A new study proposes a 'kiss and capture' collision theory to explain the origins of Charon, Pluto's largest moon, shedding light on the dwarf planet's mysterious past.
Pluto May Have Won Its Moon Charon with a ‘Kiss’
Pluto and its largest moon Charon could have come together via a 10-hour ‘kiss-and-capture’ encounter after a grazing collision
Space: How Pluto Landed its Moon With a 'Kiss'
Overturning decades of assumptions about how Charon formed, researchers have revealed an entirely new form of cosmic collision.
The story behind Pluto's huge moon bodes well for distant ocean worlds
Since New Horizons' close encounter with Pluto 10 years ago, experts have come to think of the dwarf planet as much more ...
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Here’s how Pluto and Charon became a bizarre double planet
For decades, astronomers suspected that Pluto and Charon formed through a process similar to Earth and the Moon. This theory, ...
Image of the week: Pluto and Charon's fascinating embrace
New simulations propose a 'Kiss and Capture' scenario to explain the evolution of the dwarf planet and its main moon.