Burnham (crater)

Burnham (crater)

Coordinates	13.9°S 7.3°E / -13.9; 7.3
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. 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 crater is otherwise unremarkable.

Satellite craters

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater mid-point 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

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