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Personally I prefer NASA's pronunciation, which is "charon".

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Personally I prefer NASA's pronunciation, which is "charon".

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Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 年前

Explanation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charon_(moon)#Name

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The guide across the river Styx?

Yes.

Moon?

No.
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  They’re the same dude
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    No it’s not.
    
    The mythology one is pronounced Karen
    
    The moon is named partly after his wife so it sounds like Sharon.

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