Burney (crater)
Multi-ring impact basin on Pluto / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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,[lower-alpha 1] though its rings have been heavily eroded due to Burney's age.
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Feature type | Multi-ring impact basin |
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Location | Venera Terra, Pluto |
Coordinates | 45°41′N 133°47′E[1] |
Diameter | 296–350 km (184–217 mi)[1][2] |
Depth | ~1.8–3 km (1.1–1.9 mi)[2][3]: 123 |
Discoverer | New Horizons |
Eponym | Venetia Burney |
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