Burnham (crater)
 Lunar Orbiter 4 image | |
| Coordinates | 13°54′S 7°18′E / 13.9°S 7.3°E |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 25 km |
| Depth | 0.9 km |
| Colongitude | 353° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Sherburne 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[edit]
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LRO WAC mosaic -
Oblique view from Apollo 16, facing south -
Oblique color view, facing south, also from Apollo 16
Satellite craters[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ "Burnham (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
- Andersson, L. E.; Whitaker, E. A. (1982). NASA Catalogue of Lunar Nomenclature. NASA RP-1097.
- Bussey, B.; Spudis, P. (2004). The Clementine Atlas of the Moon. New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-81528-4.
- Cocks, Elijah E.; Cocks, Josiah C. (1995). Who's Who on the Moon: A Biographical Dictionary of Lunar Nomenclature. Tudor Publishers. ISBN 978-0-936389-27-1.
- McDowell, Jonathan (July 15, 2007). "Lunar Nomenclature". Jonathan's Space Report. Retrieved 2007-10-24.
- Menzel, D. H.; Minnaert, M.; Levin, B.; Dollfus, A.; Bell, B. (1971). "Report on Lunar Nomenclature by the Working Group of Commission 17 of the IAU". Space Science Reviews. 12 (2): 136–186. Bibcode:1971SSRv...12..136M. doi:10.1007/BF00171763. S2CID 122125855.
- Moore, Patrick (2001). On the Moon. Sterling Publishing Co. ISBN 978-0-304-35469-6.
- Price, Fred W. (1988). The Moon Observer's Handbook. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-33500-3.
- Rükl, Antonín (1990). Atlas of the Moon. Kalmbach Books. ISBN 978-0-913135-17-4.
- Webb, Rev. T. W. (1962). Celestial Objects for Common Telescopes (6th revised ed.). Dover. ISBN 978-0-486-20917-3.
- Whitaker, Ewen A. (1999). Mapping and Naming the Moon. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-62248-6.
- Wlasuk, Peter T. (2000). Observing the Moon. Springer. ISBN 978-1-85233-193-1.
External links[edit]
- Burnham at The Moon Wiki
- Wood, Chuck (November 8, 2009). "Somewhere Over the Rainbow". Lunar Photo of the Day.
- Wood, Chuck (August 7, 2011). "Potpourri". Lunar Photo of the Day.
- Wood, Chuck (June 18, 2012). "Another Off the Beaten Track Place". Lunar Photo of the Day.
- Wood, Chuck (November 16, 2014). "An Image To End All Images (Almost)". Lunar Photo of the Day.
