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How Often Would an Observer Standing on Pluto's Surface See

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How often would an observer standing on Pluto's surface see the satellite Charon rise above the horizon each day?


A) once each 6-hour day as Pluto rotates on its axis
B) twice each 6-hour day because Charon is in a retrograde orbit
C) once every 2 days because Charon orbits in the same direction Pluto rotates but more slowly
D) never-Charon is a synchronous satellite with an orbital period exactly equal to Pluto's rotation period

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