GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -How Charon got its Name. Christy proposed the name Charon after the mythological ferryman who carried souls across the river Acheron, one of the five mythical rivers that surrounded Pluto’s underworld.

Detailed explanation-2: -The moon, Charon, was discovered by James Christy in 1978. He proposed naming the moon ‘Charon’ because it was similar to his wife’s nickname ‘Char’, short for Charlene.

Detailed explanation-3: -The dwarf planet Pluto has five natural satellites. In order of distance from Pluto, they are Charon, Styx, Nix, Kerberos, and Hydra. Charon, the largest, is mutually tidally locked with Pluto, and is massive enough that Pluto–Charon is sometimes considered a double dwarf planet.