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Nix: size, dimension and comparison

The adopted reference is about 36 km.

Mean diameter ≈ 36 km

36 km = 36,000 m. A kilometer contains 1,000 meters.

A natural satellite of Pluto.

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Nix, interpreted illustration
Interpreted illustration · dimension stated in the fact sheet.

What does this number measure?

Size calculated from the mean radius published by NASA/JPL: the diameter of a sphere with equivalent volume. The actual shape of small moons can be highly irregular.

Compare the stated dimensions

The comparison uses the number in each fact sheet: altitude, height, diameter, length or distance, depending on the reference. Two values in metres do not necessarily describe the same property.

Compare with Helene in the explorer →

Source and limitations

Catalogue value: a source is provided, but the measurement has not been individually audited in this project.

Uncertainty stated in the catalogue: about 2 km.

Elongated shape and reddish region inspired by New Horizons; interpreted texture. Volume-equivalent diameter, not profile length.