Burton (crater)
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Middle section of Burton Crater, showing central mound, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter).
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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]
See also
References
- ↑ "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | Burton". usgs.gov. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
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