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We thank the Conseil Scientifique of the Paris Observatory and the Programme National de Planétologie for supporting part of the observations of this event in South America.

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    B. Sicardy, A. Bellucci, E. Gendron, F. Lacombe, S. Lacour, J. Lecacheux, E. Lellouch, S. Renner, S. Pau, F. Roques & T. Widemann
  2. Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 75252 cedex 5, Paris, France
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Sicardy, B., Bellucci, A., Gendron, E. et al. Charon's size and an upper limit on its atmosphere from a stellar occultation.Nature 439, 52–54 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature04351

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