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Masses and Densities of Pluto and CharonWe have analyzed Hubble Space Telescope Wide Field Camera CCD images of Pluto, Charon, and a background star, obtained on seven HST visits over a 3.2 day span in August 1991, to observe Pluto's barycentric motion and to determine the individual masses and bulk densities of Pluto and Charon.
Document ID
20210004506
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Other
External Source(s)
hdl:2014/35325
Authors
Synnott, S.
Owen, W.
Null, G.
Date Acquired
July 6, 1993
Publication Date
July 6, 1993
Publication Information
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Technical Review
Keywords
Charon/Pluto
mass
ratio
assumed
radius
values
Pluto
stellar
occultation

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