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Personally I prefer NASA's pronunciation, which is "charon". (lemmy.world)
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Explanation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charon_(moon)#Name

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[-] [email protected] 21 points 2 days ago

Karen.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

The guide across the river Styx?

Yes.

Moon?

No.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

They're the same dude

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

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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