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Crater on Mars
Crater on Mars
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.
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Burroughs_crater.jpg/500px-Burroughs_crater.jpg)
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
- ^ Sagan, Carl (1978-05-28). "Growing up with Science Fiction". The New York Times. p. SM7. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Sori, M., et al. 2022. Orbital Forcing of Martian Climate Revealed in a South Polar Outlier Ice Deposit. Geophysical Research Letters. 49:6. e2021GL097450
- ^ "Mounds of ice in craters give new insight into Mars' past climate".
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