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162: Charon's surprises with Dr. Beyer

Episode 162 of the Spacepod podcast, hosted by Carrie Nugent, titled "162: Charon's surprises with Dr. Beyer" was published on October 20, 2019 and runs 25 minutes.

October 20, 2019 ·25m · Spacepod

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Dr. Ross Beyer talks about Pluto's companion, Charon. He describes how he derived a theory explaining how Charon's "wonky" plains formed. He compares being a planetary geologist with a crime scene investigator, and tells us the story about how Charon got its name.

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