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Eddie (crater)

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Planet
  
Mars

Diameter
  
89 km

Eddie (crater)

Eponym
  
Lindsay Eddie, a South African astronomer (1845-1913)

Eddie Crater is a crater in the Elysium quadrangle of Mars at 12.3° north latitude and 217.9° west longitude. It is 89 km in diameter and was named after Lindsay Eddie, a South African astronomer (1845–1913).

Impact craters generally have a rim with ejecta around them, in contrast volcanic craters usually do not have a rim or ejecta deposits. As craters get larger (greater than 10 km in diameter) they usually have a central peak. The peak is caused by a rebound of the crater floor following the impact.

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Eddie (crater) Wikipedia