Burnham (crater)
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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.
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Coordinates | 13.9°S 7.3°E / -13.9; 7.3 |
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Diameter | 25 km |
Depth | 0.9 km |
Colongitude | 353° at sunrise |
Eponym | Sherburne W. Burnham |
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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.