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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Burroughs
Clean Name Burroughs
Feature ID 928
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -71.30 °
Southmost Latitude -73.11 °
Eastmost Longitude 120.00 °
Westmost Longitude 113.80 °
Diameter 125.70 km
Center Latitude -72.20 °
Center Longitude 117.00 °
Northmost Latitude -71.30 °
Southmost Latitude -73.11 °
Eastmost Longitude 240.00 °
Westmost Longitude 246.20 °
Diameter 125.70 km
Center Latitude -72.20 °
Center Longitude 243.00 °
Northmost Latitude -71.33 °
Southmost Latitude -73.25 °
Eastmost Longitude 120.24 °
Westmost Longitude 113.95 °
Diameter 112.69 km
Center Latitude -72.29 °
Center Longitude 117.10 °
Northmost Latitude -71.33 °
Southmost Latitude -73.25 °
Eastmost Longitude 239.76 °
Westmost Longitude 246.05 °
Diameter 112.69 km
Center Latitude -72.29 °
Center Longitude 242.90 °
Quad mc30 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1973
Continent North America
Culture American
Origin Edgar R.; American novelist (1875-1950).
Reference [68] - World Who's Who in Science, edited by Allen G. Debus: Western Publishing Company, Hannibal, Mo., 1968: New York, 1973.
Updated Nov 17, 2010 9:58 AM

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