The ferryman casts his shadow

David J. Tholen ()
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David J. Tholen: Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii

Nature, 2006, vol. 439, issue 7072, 24-25

Abstract: The most accurate way of determining the size of some bodies in the Solar System is to observe them as they pass across the face of a star. In the case of Charon, Pluto's largest satellite, it's been a long wait.

Date: 2006
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