Burney (crater)

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A New Horizons of Burney basin, center. An ancient impact basin, its heavily eroded state makes it difficult to discern; its concentric rings are only slightly brighter than the surrounding plains
Feature typeMulti-ring impact basin
LocationVenera Terra, Pluto
Coordinates45°41′N 133°47′E / 45.68°N 133.79°E / 45.68; 133.79[1]
Diameter296–350 km (184–217 mi)[1][2]
Depth~1.8–3 km (1.1–1.9 mi)[2][3]: 123 
DiscovererNew Horizons
EponymVenetia Burney (1918–2009)

Burney, sometimes referred to as the Burney basin,[4][5] is the second-largest known impact basin on the dwarf planet Pluto. With a diameter of over 290 kilometers and possibly up to 350 kilometers, it is the second-largest known impact basin on Pluto, after the Sputnik Planitia basin. Burney is the only impact basin with visible multiple rings known on Pluto and is thus classified as a multi-ringed impact basin,[a] though its rings have been heavily eroded due to Burney's age.

  1. ^ a b "Burney". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program. (Center Latitude: 45.68°, Center Longitude: 133.79°; Planetocentric, +East)
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