Airy (moon crater)
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| Airy with its side craters | ||
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| position | 18.16 ° S , 5.58 ° E | |
| diameter | 39 km | |
| depth | 2410 m | |
| Card sheet | 95 (PDF) | |
| Named after | George Biddell Airy (1801-1892) | |
| Named since | 1935 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Airy is an impact crater in the southern plateau of the moon . It is the furthest south in a chain of craters formed by Vogel , Argelander and Airy craters . A little further south is the Donati crater .
Airy has a worn, polygonal edge that has broken open on the north and south sides. Its crater floor is irregularly structured and has a central elevation.
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. | 17.05 ° S , 7.62 ° O | 12 km | [1] |
| B. | 17.69 ° S , 8.43 ° O | 27 km | [2] |
| C. | 19.24 ° S , 4.74 ° E | 30 km | [3] |
| D. | 18.14 ° S , 8.28 ° E | 7 km | [4] |
| E. | 20.79 ° S , 7.52 ° E | 38 km | [5] |
| F. | 18.22 ° S , 7.22 ° E | 5 km | [6] |
| G | 18.71 ° S , 6.94 ° E | 25 km | [7] |
| H | 18.75 ° S , 5.65 ° E | 9 km | [8th] |
| J | 19.07 ° S , 6.03 ° O | 4 km | [9] |
| L. | 20.48 ° S , 7.5 ° E | 6 km | [10] |
| M. | 19.17 ° S , 7.52 ° E | 850 m | [11] |
| N | 17.87 ° S , 8.14 ° E | 8 kilometers | [12] |
| O | 16.77 ° S , 8.31 ° E | 5 km | [13] |
| P | 15.91 ° S , 8.31 ° E | 7 km | [14] |
| R. | 19.61 ° S , 8.74 ° O | 6 km | [15] |
| S. | 17.3 ° S , 9.34 ° E | 5 km | [16] |
| T | 19.28 ° S , 9.37 ° E | 37 km | [17] |
| V | 17.52 ° S , 9.08 ° E | 4 km | [18] |
| X | 18.96 ° S , 10.08 ° E | 4 km | [19] |
Individual evidence
- ^ John Edward Westfall: Atlas of the Lunar Terminator. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2000, ISBN 0-521-59002-7 , p. 269
Web links
Commons : Airy - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Airy in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Airy crater in the "Digital Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon"
