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==Discovery and name== | ==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. | 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 Burnsey to provide a certain amount of money annually for charitable purposes. | |||
[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | ||