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Gravitational effects of Nix and Hydra in the external region of the Pluto-Charon system by Pires dos Santos, P. M., Giuliatti Winter, S. M., Sfair, R.

“…Two new companions to the Pluto-Charon binary system have been detected in 2005 by Weaver et al. These small satellites, named Nix and Hydra, are located…”
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Dynamical capture in the Pluto–Charon system by Pires dos Santos, P. M., Morbidelli, A., Nesvorný, D.

“…This paper explores the possibility that the progenitors of the small satellites of Pluto got captured in the Pluto–Charon system from the massive heliocentric…”
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Small particles in Pluto's environment: effects of the solar radiation pressur by dos Santos, PM Pires, Winter, S M Giuliatti, Sfair, R, Mourão, D C

“…Impacts of micrometeoroids on the surfaces of the plutonian small satellites Nix and Hydra can generate dust particles. Even in this region so far from the Sun…”
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