https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/plutos-moons-rotate-chaotically/ Thu, 04 Jun 2015 14:45:48 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/plutos-moons-rotate-chaotically/#comment-770578 Thu, 04 Jun 2015 14:45:48 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=34584#comment-770578 It’s not really a surprise considering Pluto/Charon’s gravitational field isn’t exactly muscular. The other four moons are likely just rocks/ice with just enough pull exerted on them to remain in orbit but not enough to become tidally locked.

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/plutos-moons-rotate-chaotically/#comment-770447 Thu, 04 Jun 2015 05:01:51 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=34584#comment-770447 Expecting a slew of sci-fi stories featuring the Pluto system post- New Horizons.

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