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Eagle (Acidalia Planitia crater)

Topic: Astronomy

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Short description: Crater on Mars
Eagle
Eagle crater Freedom crater 009A52 009A54.jpg
Eagle crater (upper right) and Freedom crater (lower left). Viking Orbiter 1 mosaic
PlanetMars
CoordinatesCoordinates: 43°49′N 351°50′E / 43.81°N 351.83°E / 43.81; 351.83
Diameter12.5 km (7.8 mi)

Eagle is an impact crater on Mars. It was named by the IAU in 1976 after the town of Eagle, in Idaho, United States.[1]

Eagle is northwest of Freedom crater. Both are examples of rampart craters with double-layered ejecta.

MRO CTX camera image

References

  1. ↑ "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | Eagle". International Astronomical Union. http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/1703. 



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