Coordinates | 18°06′S 5°42′E / 18.1°S 5.7°E |
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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 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.