 Meet Pluto's smallest moons: Kerberos and Styx Pluto's two smallest known moons have been officially named after characters associated with the underworld of Greek and Roman mythology.Commentsview comments in forum Page 1 You need to be a member of CKA and be logged into the site, to comment on news. |
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How large does a satellite have to be tho qualify as a "moon"?
Not big at all.
1998QE2, which passed by not long ago, had a satellite 600 meters in diameter.
How large does a satellite have to be tho qualify as a "moon"?
There is not an established lower limit on what is considered a "moon". Every natural celestial body with an identified orbit around a planet of the Solar System, some as small as a kilometer across, has been identified as a moon.