Starbuck Crater
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Starbuck Crater (76°1′S 133°11′W) is a small, snow-filled crater at the base of the west slope of the Mount Bursey massif in Westarctica.
Discovery and name
The crater was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos collected during the years 1959–66. Starbuck Crater was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in honor of James E. Starbuck of the Bartol Research Foundation, who studied cosmic rays at the South Pole Station in 1970.
Starbuck Crater Fund
The Starbuck Crater Fund, named after this crater, was established by the Viscount of Bursey to provide a certain amount of money annually for charitable purposes.