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Burnham (crater)

Coordinates: 13°54′S 7°18′E / 13.9°S 7.3°E / -13.9; 7.3
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Burnham
Coordinates13°54′S 7°18′E / 13.9°S 7.3°E / -13.9; 7.3
Diameter25 km
Depth0.9 km
Colongitude353° at sunrise
EponymSherburne W. Burnham

Burnham is a small crater located to the southeast of the crater Albategnius, in a relatively smooth area of the lunar surface. It was named after American astronomer Sherburne W. Burnham.[1] To the southwest is Vogel.

The irregular tooth-like shape of the rim of Burnham protrudes to the southwest, giving the wall a distorted, asymmetric appearance. There are breaks in the rim to the northwest and southwest, the later forming a valley running about 15 km. The interior floor is rough and irregular, and lacks anything resembling a central peak. The abundance of small hills covering the crater floor from rim to rim makes it unusual.

Views

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Satellite craters

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By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Burnham.

Burnham Latitude Longitude Diameter
A 14.8° S 7.1° E 7 km
B 15.3° S 7.3° E 4 km
F 14.3° S 6.9° E 9 km
K 13.6° S 7.4° E 3 km
L 14.2° S 7.6° E 4 km
M 14.1° S 9.0° E 9 km
T 14.7° S 9.6° E 4 km

References

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  1. ^ "Burnham (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
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