Airy (lunar crater)

For the crater on Mars, see Airy (Martian crater).

Airy

Lunar Orbiter 4 image
Coordinates	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

Oblique view from Apollo 14

Vicinity of Airy, as viewed from Earth 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. It forms the southern-most 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.

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.

Airy	Latitude	Longitude	Diameter
A	17.0° S	7.7° E	13 km
B	17.6° S	8.5° E	29 km
C	19.3° S	4.9° E	34 km
D	18.2° S	8.5° E	7 km
E	20.7° S	7.6° E	38 km
F	18.2° S	7.3° E	5 km
G	18.7° S	7.0° E	25 km
H	18.7° S	5.8° E	9 km
J	19.0° S	6.1° E	4 km
L	20.4° S	7.5° E	6 km
M	19.2° S	7.6° E	1 km
N	17.8° S	8.2° E	8 km
O	16.7° S	8.3° E	5 km
P	15.8° S	8.4° E	7 km
R	19.6° S	8.8° E	7 km
S	17.2° S	9.4° E	5 km
T	19.2° S	9.4° E	40 km
V	17.5° S	9.2° E	5 km
X	18.9° S	10.2° E	4 km

References

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External links

• Airy at The Moon Wiki

Related articles

• Wood, Chuck (February 10, 2008). "Airy Swirl". Lunar Photo of the Day.