The Crater Burbidge

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

86.35° S · 48.60° E

Diameter

21 km

IAU approval

2023/08/02 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-144 · Amundsen

Geological Chronicle

Burbidge is an impact crater measuring 21 kilometers in diameter on the surface of the Moon.

The formation is situated in the Amundsen quadrangle (LAC-144). Officially cataloged by the International Astronomical Union, the name commemorates E. Margaret; British-American observational astronomer an....

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Approved

   The International Astronomical Union officially catalogs the name Burbidge.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — E. Margaret; British-American observational astronomer and astrophysicist (1919-2020).
• Wikipedia (en) — Burbidge (crater)

Name Origin

E. Margaret; British-American observational astronomer and astrophysicist (1919-2020).