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Nostromo Chasma

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Nostromo Chasma cuts across vertically across the terrain in this New Horizons photo, with Ripley Crater in the center.

Nostromo Chasma /nɒsˈtr[invalid input: 'oh']m[invalid input: 'oh'] ˈkæzmə/ is 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.