Charon was amoon ofPluto, which was considered to be either theninthplanet of theSol system or adwarf planet.

As observed inArcHivistFarazea's14 Planet Theory, Charon was so relatively large that it could be described as Pluto'sdouble planet. (AUDIO:Origins of the Cybermen^[+]Loading...["Origins of the Cybermen (audio story)"])

History[[edit] |[edit source]]

22nd century[[edit] |[edit source]]

In the mid22nd century, the Earth government funded a research facility at the Charon colony to find useful applications forstunnel technology.

On7 May2157, theDaleks destroyed the surface of Charon. The scientists based there escaped toMars with the aid ofChris Cwej. (PROSE:GodEngine^[+]Loading...["GodEngine (novel)"])

23rd century[[edit] |[edit source]]

ByDecember2323,Olivia Kagg Waldermein was living on Charon withtwowives,fivecats andthreeindentured demonic spirits. (PROSE:Love & War^[+]Loading...{"page":"368, 434","1":"Love & War (short story)"})

Later history[[edit] |[edit source]]

By the30th century, 800 years after its destruction, Charon was still highly radioactive. (PROSE:GodEngine^[+]Loading...["GodEngine (novel)"])

Thousands of years after the20th century, theSecond Doctor,Ben Jackson andPolly visited Charon during a time when humans were planning to exploit the planet's supply of water. Buried in the planet was a pan-dimensional creature kept at bay by the minds of seven aliens in suspended animation. The aliens were killed by the xenophobic human explorer and scientist ProfessorMagellan. It was stopped by the Doctor who entered the gestalt system and left it without its aggressive impulses and more like a "big pussy cat". (PROSE:Pluto^[+]Loading...["Pluto (short story)"])

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• Although Pluto was downgraded from full planet to "dwarf planet" in 2006, numerous stories produced prior to this date and set in Earth's future identify Pluto as a planet and Charon as its moon, suggesting that, in the Doctor Who universe at least, Pluto's planetary status was eventually restored.
• Gallifrey Macula andTardis Chasma are two geological features on Charon named after elements fromDoctor Who.