Etymology

Pirx Crater

Today it means: A crater (impact feature) on Charon, the moon or binary companion of the dwarf planet Pluto. Full definition →

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The story

From Pirx + crater. Named after the fictional character Pilot Pirx (Pirx the Pilot), created by Stanislaw Lem.

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