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. 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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File:Burnham crater LRO WAC.jpg|LRO WAC mosaic
File:Burnham crater AS16-P-4630.jpg|Oblique view from Apollo 16, facing south
File:Burnham crater AS16-119-19030.jpg|Oblique color view, facing south, also from Apollo 16
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Satellite craters
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.
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Sources
External links
- Burnham at The Moon Wiki