Burroughs (crater)

Burroughs
PlanetMars
Coordinates72°30′S 243°06′W / 72.5°S 243.1°W / -72.5; -243.1
QuadrangleMare Australe
Diameter104.0 kilometres (64.6 mi)
EponymEdgar Rice Burroughs

Burroughs is a large crater on Mars at latitude 72.5S / longitude 243.1W, with a diameter of 104.0 kilometres (64.6 mi).

The crater is named after Edgar Rice Burroughs,[1] the American science fiction novelist who wrote a series of fantasy novels set on the planet.

An ice deposit in Burroughs Crater contains strong evidence that recent Martian climate is influenced by changes in the planet's orbit and axial tilt.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ Sagan, Carl (1978-05-28). "Growing up with Science Fiction". The New York Times. p. SM7. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
  2. ^ Sori, Michael M.; Becerra, Patricio; Bapst, Jonathan; Byrne, Shane; McGlasson, Riley A. (2022). "Orbital Forcing of Martian Climate Revealed in a South Polar Outlier Ice Deposit". Geophysical Research Letters. 49 (6): e2021GL097450. Bibcode:2022GeoRL..4997450S. doi:10.1029/2021GL097450. PMC 9285921. PMID 35864927. S2CID 247784306.
  3. ^ Sori, M., et al. 2022. Orbital Forcing of Martian Climate Revealed in a South Polar Outlier Ice Deposit. Geophysical Research Letters. 49:6. e2021GL097450
  4. ^ "Mounds of ice in craters give new insight into Mars' past climate".


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