Burton (crater)

Middle section of Burton Crater, showing central mound, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter).
Central mound of Burton Crater, showing dark slope streaks, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter). Note: this is an enlargement of the previous image of Burton Crater.

Burton Crater is an impact crater in the Memnonia quadrangle of Mars, located at 14.1°S latitude and 156.4°W longitude. It is 123.0 km in diameter and was named after Charles E. Burton, and the name was approved in 1973.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | Burton". usgs.gov. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
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