Edison Crater; Thomas Edison Statue
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The Edison crater is located on the far side of the Moon. The Edison statue is located at the Edison/Ford Winter Estates in Ft. Myers, Florida.
Waymark Code: WM43P7
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 07/02/2008
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Edison Crater:
Edison is a lunar crater on the far side of the Moon. It is located just behind the north-northeastern limb of the Moon, a region that is sometimes brought into sight of the Earth during favorable librations. However even at such times not much detail can be discerned, and the crater is better observed by orbiting spacecraft.
The Edison crater is attached to the southeastern outer rim of the Lomonosov crater, to the east of the Joliot walled plain. The satellite crater 'Edison T' is attached to the western rim of Edison and the eastern rim of Joliot. To the south of Edison is the Dziewulski crater, and due east is Artamonov crater.
The outer rim of this crater is somewhat eroded, with two small craters along the southern edge, and the outer rampart of Lomonosov intruding slightly into the interior floor. The most intact section of rim is along the eastern side. The interior floor is relatively level, particularly in the southern half, and there is a small craterlet near the western inner wall. The floor displays dark patches and streaks of higher albedo surface where the ray system from Giordano Bruno to the north-northwest. However it is not as dark in hue as the floor of the Lomonosov crater interior.
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Edison Statue:
The statue is located in front of the huge banyan tree at the visitors center for the Thomas Edison/Henry Ford Winter Estates in Ft. Myers, Florida.
The statue was unveiled and dedicated at the celebration of Thomas Edison’s 158th birthday on February 11th, 2005. The nearby plaque states: "Given in loving memory of by the family of Frank C. Alderman, III"