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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