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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.
 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 |
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