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Franklin and Cameron said they are satisfied that Charon exists, but Marsden questioned Walker's single observation...
Walker's finding indicates that Charon is almost half as large as Pluto, an unusual proportion for a satellite and a planet in the solar system, Brian G. Marsden, lecturer in Astronomy, said yesterday. The Earth's moon is one-fourth the size of the Earth, Marsden added...
...convinced that this observation can be regarded as a confirmation of the existence [of Charon]," Marsden, who has done many celestial observations, said. The observed occultation could have been caused by nothing more than a cloud, he added...
Elliot said the occultation was anticipated, but Marsden said the accuracy of the predictions was "chancy." Because of the great distances of the occulted stars, predicting occultations is difficult, Marsden said, adding, "This is the first time there has been hint of success...
...Gordon Marsden is a Kennedy Fellow from England studying politics and international relations at Harvard...