Burroughs (crater)
Template:Short description Template:Infobox crater data Burroughs is a large crater on Mars at latitude 72.5S / longitude 243.1W, with a diameter of Template:Convert.
The crater is named after Edgar Rice Burroughs,<ref name="sagan19780528">Template:Cite news</ref> the American science fiction novelist who wrote a series 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.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>Sori, M., et al. 2022. Orbital Forcing of Martian Climate Revealed in a South Polar Outlier Ice Deposit. Geophysical Research Letters. 49:6. e2021GL097450</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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