Charles E. Burton (1846 – June 9, 1882) was an Irish astronomer.

For some time he worked as an assistant to Lord Rosse at Parsonstown, Ireland.

He provided the first observational evidence for the supposed canals on Mars, which were claimed to exist by Giovanni Schiaparelli. He later started to have doubts about the reality of these features.

A crater on Mars was named in his honor.

External links

• Obituary (http://adsabs.harvard.edu//full/seri/MNRAS/0043//0000159.000.html)