Airy (lunar crater)

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This article is about the Lunar crater. For other craters with that name, see Airy (crater).

Crater characteristics
Coordinates	18.1° S, 5.7° E
Diameter	37 km
Depth	1.8 km
Colongitude	354° at sunrise
Eponym	George B. Airy

Airy is a lunar impact crater located in the southern highlands. 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 crater. The Airy crater 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.

[edit] Satellite craters

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater mid-point that is closest to Airy crater.

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