Pluto and it's largest moon, Charon, are so far from the Sun and so tiny that they would not seem like promising options for interplanetary colonization. However, they may turn out to be excellent prospects precisely because the double dwarf planet offers some unique options, like space elevators right from surface to surface.

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Credits: Outward Bound: Colonizing Pluto Episode 189 Season 5 E23

Written by: Isaac Arthur Jerry Guern Mark Warburton

Editors: Evan Schultheis Darius Said Keith Blockus Matthew Acker

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