Airy (lunar crater)

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

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 a fractured floor^[2] and a central peak.

Airy

Lunar Orbiter 4 image
Coordinates	18.14°S 5.61°E / -18.14; 5.61
Diameter	38.9 km (24.2 mi)
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 the Bayfordbury Observatory

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