Eudoxus is a prominent
lunar
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impact crater
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that lies to the east of the northern tip of the
Montes Caucasus
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range. It is named after the Greek astronomer
Eudoxus of Cnidus. It is located to the south of the prominent crater
Aristoteles
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in the northern regions of the visible
Moon
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. To the south is the ruined formation of
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, and the small crater
Lamèch lies to the southwest.
The rim of Eudoxus has a series of
terrace
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s on the interior wall, and slightly worn
rampart
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s about the exterior. It lacks a single central peak, but has a cluster of low hills about the midpoint of the floor. The remainder of the interior floor is relatively level. Eudoxus has a
ray system, and is consequently mapped as part of the
Copernican System.
[The geologic history of the Moon, 1987, Wilhelms, Don E.; with sections by McCauley, John F.; Trask, Newell J. ]USGS
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Professional Paper: 1348. Plate 11: Copernican System
online
File:Aldo Ferruggia - Lacus Mortis.jpg, Eudoxus and closer structures with mineral postprocessing
File:Eudoxus - LROC - WAC.JPG, Eudoxus crater and its satellite from a LRO image
File:Eudoxus lunar crater map.jpg, Eudoxus crater and its satellite craters taken from Earth in 2012 at the University of Hertfordshire's Bayfordbury Observatory
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with the telescopes Meade LX200 14" and Lumenera Skynyx 2-1
File:Eudoxus crater AS16-P-5677.jpg, Oblique view from Apollo 16
Satellite craters
By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Eudoxus.
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