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Informal Names for Features on Pluto’s Moon Charon
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Caption:
This image contains the initial, informal names being used by the New Horizons team for the features on Pluto's largest moon, Charon. Names were selected based on the input the team received from the Our Pluto naming campaign . Names have not yet been approved by the International Astronomical Union (IAU).
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Background Info:
For more information on the maps and feature naming, visit http://www.ourpluto.org/maps .
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland, designed, built, and operates the New Horizons spacecraft, and manages the mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate. The Southwest Research Institute, based in San Antonio, leads the science team, payload operations and encounter science planning. New Horizons is part of the New Frontiers Program managed by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
Cataloging Keywords:
| Name | Value | Additional Values |
|---|---|---|
| Target | Pluto | Charon |
| System | Pluto | Kuiper Belt |
| Target Type | Satellite | Dwarf Planet, KBO |
| Mission | New Horizons | |
| Instrument Host | New Horizons | |
| Host Type | Flyby Spacecraft | |
| Instrument | Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) | |
| Detector | ||
| Extra Keywords | Color, Map | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2015-07-29 | |
| Date in Caption | ||
| Image Credit | NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA19864 | |
| Identifier | PIA19864 | |
