Airy (lunar crater)

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Airy
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Coordinates 18°06′S5°42′E / 18.1°S 5.7°E / -18.1; 5.7 Coordinates: 18°06′S5°42′E / 18.1°S 5.7°E / -18.1; 5.7
Diameter 37 km
Depth 1.8 km
Colongitude 354° at sunrise
Eponym George B. Airy
LRO WAC mosaic Airy crater LRO WAC.jpg
LRO WAC mosaic
Oblique view from Apollo 14 Airy crater AS14-73-10079.jpg
Oblique view from Apollo 14
Vicinity of Airy, as viewed from the Bayfordbury Observatory Airy lunar crater map.jpg
Vicinity of Airy, as viewed from the Bayfordbury Observatory

Airy is a lunar impact crater located in the southern highlands. It is named in honour of British astronomer George Biddell Airy. [1] It forms the southernmost member of a chain of craters consisting of Vogel, Argelander, and Airy. A little further to the south lies Donati. Airy has a worn, and somewhat polygonal rim that it broken at the northern and southern ends. It has an irregular floor and a central peak.

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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 Airy.

AiryLatitudeLongitudeDiameter
A17.0° S7.7° E13 km
B17.6° S8.5° E29 km
C19.3° S4.9° E34 km
D18.2° S8.5° E7 km
E20.7° S7.6° E38 km
F18.2° S7.3° E5 km
G18.7° S7.0° E25 km
H18.7° S5.8° E9 km
J19.0° S6.1° E4 km
L20.4° S7.5° E6 km
M19.2° S7.6° E1 km
N17.8° S8.2° E8 km
O16.7° S8.3° E5 km
P15.8° S8.4° E7 km
R19.6° S8.8° E7 km
S17.2° S9.4° E5 km
T19.2° S9.4° E40 km
V17.5° S9.2° E5 km
X18.9° S10.2° E4 km

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References

  1. "Airy". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.