  The outer ejecta is part of the nebula around Eta Carinae. They are
filamentary, shaped irregularly and larger than the Homunculus, the central
bipolar nebula. While the Homuculus is mainly a reflection nebula, the outer
ejecta is an emission structure. However, we showed with kinematic analysis
that the outer ejecta (as the Homunculus) expands bi-directional despite of its
complex morphology. Radial velocities in the outer ejecta reach up to 2000km/s
and give rise to X-ray emission. An analysis showing the distribution of the
soft X-ray emission and its comparison to the optical emitting gas is presented
here. X-ray maxima are found in areas in which the expansion velocities are
highest. The temperature of 0.65 keV determined with the CHANDRA/ACIS data and
thermal equilibrium models indicates post-shock velocities of 750km/s, about
what was found in the spectra. In addition analysis of the new HST-STIS data
from the Strings--long, highly collimated structures in the outer ejecta--are
presented. The data show that the electron density of the Strings is of the
order of 10^4 cm^-3. The same value was detected for other structures in the
outer ejecta. With this density String 1 has a mass of about 3 10^-4 M_sun and
the total ejecta could be as massive as 0.5 M_sun.
