SSC Selection Post 2020 PYQ — Question 27

SSC Selection Post - Higher Secondary Level 2020 - 10 Nov 2020 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q27

As of April 2020, how many moons does the dwarf planet Pluto have?

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. 5.

As of April 2020, the dwarf planet Pluto has 5 known moons. The largest and most prominent is Charon, which is so massive compared to Pluto that they are sometimes considered a double dwarf planet system. The other four smaller moons are Styx, Nix, Kerberos, and Hydra. These moons were discovered between 1978 and 2012 through observations made by telescopes and spacecraft like the Hubble Space Telescope and NASA’s New Horizons mission, which flew past Pluto in 2015.