Burnham (crater)

Burnham
Lunar Orbiter 4 image
Coordinates13°54′S 7°18′E / 13.9°S 7.3°E / -13.9; 7.3
Diameter24.09 km (14.97 mi)[1]
Depth0.9 km (0.56 mi)
Colongitude353° at sunrise
EponymSherburne W. Burnham

Burnham is a small crater located to the southeast of the crater Albategnius,[2] in a relatively smooth area of the lunar surface. 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.[3][4]: 77 

This formation was named after American astronomer Sherburne W. Burnham (1838-1921),[1] a noted double star observer.[5] His name was added to lunar nomenclature by Johann N. Krieger and Rudolf König during 1898–1912.[6] Its designation was officially adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1935.[1]

Views

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.[7]

Burnham[4]: 294  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

  1. 1 2 3 "Burnham". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
  2. ↑ Moore, Patrick (2001). On the Moon. Sterling Publishing Co. p. 208. ISBN 978-0-304-35469-6.
  3. ↑ Grego, Peter (2005). The Moon and How to Observe It. Astronomers' Observing Guides Series. London: Springer-Verlag. p. 204. ISBN 1-85233-748-6.
  4. 1 2 Bussey, B.; Spudis, P. (2004). The Clementine Atlas of the Moon. New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-81528-4.
  5. ↑ Frost, Edwin B. (July 1921). "Sherburne Wesley Burnham, 1838-1921". Astrophysical Journal. 54: 1. Bibcode:1921ApJ....54....1F. doi:10.1086/142618.
  6. ↑ Whitaker, Ewen A. (1999). Mapping and Naming the Moon. Cambridge University Press. p. 227. ISBN 978-0-521-62248-6.
  7. ↑ Grego, P. (2015). "Satellite Crater". In Hargitai, H.; Kereszturi, Á. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms. New York, NY: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-3134-3_328.

Sources

  • 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.
  • Wlasuk, Peter T. (2000). Observing the Moon. Springer. ISBN 978-1-85233-193-1.
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