How Pluto and Charon Were Born From a Giant Collision

A Novel ‘Kiss and Capture’ Event Gave Pluto Its Largest Moon, Charon, New Study Suggests | Researchers accounted for the previously overlooked structures of the dwarf planet and moon in computer simulations of a celestial collision

“Kiss and Capture:” The Icy Collision That Bound Pluto and Charon Forever

Here's How Pluto and Charon Became a Bizarre Double Planet