Eijkman (crater)
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Eijkman is a lunar impact crater that is located on the far side of the Moon's southern hemisphere. It lies about a half crater diameter to the southeast of the larger crater Lemaître. To the south-southwest is the crater Crommelin, and to the northeast is Fizeau.
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Coordinates | 63.1°S 141.5°W / -63.1; -141.5 |
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Diameter | 54 km |
Depth | Unknown |
Colongitude | 144° at sunrise |
Eponym | Christiaan Eijkman |
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The rim of this crater is well-defined and has not been significantly worn down by impacts. Nevertheless, there are a few tiny craterlets along the edge and a small craterlet along the northern inner wall.[1] The inner walls display some minor terracing along the northwestern edge. Near the midpoint of the crater interior floor is a horseshoe-shaped central peak formation, with the open end pointing towards the south.