The Pluto system on May 15, 2005
These Hubble Space Telescope images, taken by the Advanced Camera for Surveys, reveal Pluto, its large moon Charon, and the planet's two new candidate satellites.
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About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo0519b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 31 October 2005, 18:45 |
| Size: | 400 x 400 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Charon, Hydra, Nix, Pluto |
| Type: | • Solar System : Planet : Satellite • Solar System : Interplanetary Body : Dwarf planet |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Optical B |
475 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
| Optical V |
555 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
| Optical V |
606 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
