Charon from Pluto 2021
Charon and Pluto are tidally locked as a double planet, so from Pluto Charon stays in the same place in the sky. This view shows a 6.28 day co-revolution of Pluto-Charon showing the stars pass by Charon held just above the eastern horizon near the equator.
Charon and Pluto are tidally locked as a double planet, so from Pluto Charon stays in the same place in the sky. This view shows a 6.28 day co-revolution of Pluto-Charon showing the stars pass by Charon held just above the eastern horizon near the equator.