| Planet | Mars |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 72°30′S243°06′W / 72.5°S 243.1°W /-72.5; -243.1 |
| Quadrangle | Mare Australe |
| Diameter | 104.0 kilometres (64.6 mi) |
| Eponym | Edgar Rice Burroughs |
Burroughs is a largecrater onMars atlatitude 72.5S /longitude 243.1W, with a diameter of 104.0 kilometres (64.6 mi).
The crater is named afterEdgar Rice Burroughs,[1] theAmericanscience fictionnovelist who wrote aseries 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]
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