Burnham (moon crater)
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| position | 13.94 ° S , 7.2 ° E | |
| diameter | 24 km | |
| depth | 760 m | |
| Card sheet | 77 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Sherburne Wesley Burnham (1838-1921) | |
| Named since | 1935 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Burnham is an impact crater on the front of the moon , southeast of Albategnius crater and northeast of Vogel . The crater wall is interrupted and consists of two irregularly shaped parts. The inside is uneven.
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. | 14.83 ° S , 6.98 ° E | 6 km | [1] |
| B. | 15.37 ° S , 7.18 ° E | 3 km | [2] |
| F. | 14.36 ° S , 6.83 ° E | 8 kilometers | [3] |
| K | 13.71 ° S , 7.37 ° E | 3 km | [4] |
| L. | 14.32 ° S , 7.52 ° E | 4 km | [5] |
| M. | 14.13 ° S , 8.99 ° E | 9 km | [6] |
| T | 14.65 ° S , 9.43 ° E | 3 km | [7] |
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1935 after the American astronomer Sherburne Wesley Burnham .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ John E. Westfall: Atlas of the Lunar Terminator. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge et al. 2000, ISBN 0-521-59002-7 .