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Ripley (crater)

Coordinates: 40°N 30°W / 40°N 30°W / 40; -30
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Ripley overlies Nostromo Chasma in the center of this New Horizons photo.
Feature typeImpact crater
LocationOz Terra, Charon
Coordinates40°N 30°W / 40°N 30°W / 40; -30
DiscovererNew Horizons
EponymEllen Ripley

Ripley /ˈrɪpli/ is the unofficial name given to an impact crater on Pluto's moon Charon. It is located in Charon's northern hemisphere, within the highlands of Oz Terra.[1] It is named after the heroine Ellen Ripley in the science-fiction/horror film Alien.

The floor and terrain surrounding Ripley are dark. Unlike Mordor Macula and Gallifrey Macula, however, the dark material within Ripley is not reddish-brown.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Global map of Charon". Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ Robbins, Stuart J.; Beyer, Ross A.; Spencer, John R.; et al. (January 2019). "Geologic Landforms and Chronostratigraphic History of Charon as Revealed by a Hemispheric Geologic Map". Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets. 124 (1): 155–174. Bibcode:2019JGRE..124..155R. doi:10.1029/2018JE005684.