Webb telescope reveals surprising details of Pluto's moon Charon
WASHINGTON - Observations by the James Webb Space Telescope are giving scientists a fuller understanding of the composition and evolution of Pluto's moon Charon, the largest moon orbiting any of our solar system's dwarf planets.
The distance between Charon and Pluto is about 12,200 miles , compared to the 238,855 miles on average separating Earth from its moon. The presence of hydrogen peroxide speaks to the irradiation processes Charon has experienced over time, the researchers said, while the carbon dioxide is probably an original component dating to this moon's formation about 4.5 billion years ago.
"The detection of hydrogen peroxide on Charon was unexpected. I honestly did not anticipate finding evidence of it on the surface," Protopapa added.
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