Orbits and Masses of the Small Satellites of Pluto

We present a new orbit and mass solution for the four small satellites of Pluto: Styx, Nix, Kerberos, and Hydra. We have reanalyzed all available observations of the Pluto system obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope from 2005 to 2019 with the ACS, WFPC2, and WFC3 instruments, as well as the New Ho...

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Main Authors: Simon B. Porter, Robin M. Canup
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2023-01-01
Series:The Planetary Science Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/acde77