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 Nostromo Chasma cuts vertically across the terrain in this
New Horizons photo, with
Ripley Crater in the center. | |
| Feature type | Chasma |
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| Location | Between Oz Terra and Vulcan Planitia |
| Discoverer | New Horizons |
| Naming | Informal |
| Eponym | Spaceship in the Alien films |
Nostromo Chasma /nɒsˈtroʊmoʊ ˈkæzmə/ is the unofficial name for a rift valley on Pluto's moon Charon. It was named after the fictional spacecraft in the science-fiction/horror film Alien, which in turn was named after the novel by Joseph Conrad.
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Nostromo Chasma cuts vertically across the terrain in this
New Horizons photo, with
Ripley Crater in the center. | |
| Feature type | Chasma |
|---|---|
| Location | Between Oz Terra and Vulcan Planitia |
| Discoverer | New Horizons |
| Naming | Informal |
| Eponym | Spaceship in the Alien films |
Nostromo Chasma /nɒsˈtroʊmoʊ ˈkæzmə/ is the unofficial name for a rift valley on Pluto's moon Charon. It was named after the fictional spacecraft in the science-fiction/horror film Alien, which in turn was named after the novel by Joseph Conrad.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to
Nostromo Chasma.
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