Eddie Crater

Eddie Crater

Map of Elysium quadrangle. Elysium Mons and Albor Tholus are large volcanoes. Eddie Crater is at the left.
Planet	Mars
Coordinates	12°18′N 217°54′W / 12.3°N 217.9°W / 12.3; -217.9Coordinates: 12°18′N 217°54′W / 12.3°N 217.9°W / 12.3; -217.9
Diameter	89 km
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.

Eddie Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter).

Eddie Crater central peak in Elysium quadrangle, as seen by HiRISE.