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Burns (crater)

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Planet
  
Mercury

Eponym
  
Robert Burns

Diameter
  
45 km

Burns is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 45 kilometers. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1985. Burns is named for the Scottish poet Robert Burns, who lived from 1759 to 1796.

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Burns (crater) Wikipedia