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Burroughs Crater

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Burroughs Crater lies at latitude 72.5S and longitude 243.1W. It is in the Mare Australe quadrangle and is 104.0 kilometres (64.6 mi) in diameter.[1] It is named after Edgar Rice Burroughs, an American science fiction novelist who wrote a series of fantasy novels Mars Science Fiction set on Mars.

  • Picture of part of Burroughs Crater, as seen by THEMIS
    Picture of part of Burroughs Crater, as seen by THEMIS
  • Topo map showing Burroughs Crater and other nearby features.
    Topo map showing Burroughs Crater and other nearby features.

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]

  • Layers in Burroughs Crater. These have been shown to be controlled by changes in the tilt of axis. This image is an enlarged part of the above THEMIS image.
    Layers in Burroughs Crater. These have been shown to be controlled by changes in the tilt of axis. This image is an enlarged part of the above THEMIS image.


References

  1. ↑ https://dbpedia.org/page/Burroughs_(crater)
  2. ↑ https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2021GL097450
  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. ↑ https://phys.org/news/2022-03-mounds-ice-craters-insight-mars.html?fbclid=IwAR3NCXL54r5BWWevZhY1fusERFiIElBOpKmNxByP0auxi_ecPjF6oLHbBv0

See also

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