Starbuck Crater

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Starbuck Crater (

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76°1′S 133°11′W / 76.017°S 133.183°W / -76.017; -133.183Coordinates: 76°1′S 133°11′W / 76.017°S 133.183°W / -76.017; -133.183) is a small snow-filled crater at the base of the west slope of the Mount Bursey massif in Marie Byrd Land.

History[]

Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959–66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for of the Bartol Research Foundation, who studied cosmic rays at the South Pole Station in 1970.

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Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Starbuck Crater". (content from the Geographic Names Information SystemEdit this at Wikidata


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