Moons of Pluto
It is intriguing that such a small planet can have such a complex collection of satellites. The moons provide additional clues about how the Pluto system formed and evolved. "The moons form a series of neatly nested orbits, a bit like Russian dolls," said Mark Showalter, a planetary scientist from the SETI Institute who helped discover three of the five moons.
Location
The Kuiper Belt
first discovered
June 22, 1978 (Charon)
Total Moons
5
Moons sharing name with a 1970s Rock Band
1 (Styx)
