Charon size and scale context

Charon is Pluto’s largest moon, with a diameter a little over half Pluto’s own. The pair is mutually tidally locked and orbits a shared center of mass outside Pluto, making Charon unusually central to the architecture of its dwarf-planet system. Read its scale context, comparisons, and journey links on the canonical object page.

EnceladusIcy ocean moon·500 km
CeresDwarf planet·940 km
CharonIcy moon·1,214 km
IapetusTwo-toned icy moon·1,470 km

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