Airy (Martian crater)

Airy (Martian crater)

MarsGeo-Crater
name=Airy


latitude = 5.1
N_or_S = S
longitude = 0.1
E_or_W = E
diameter=40km
depth=
discoverer=
eponym=Sir George Biddell Airy

:"For other craters with this name, see Airy (crater)".

Airy crater is a crater on Mars, named in honour of the British Astronomer Royal Sir George Biddell Airy (1801-1892).

Airy crater is approximately 40 kilometers in diameter and is located at 0.1°E 5.1°S in the Meridiani Planum region. The much smaller crater Airy-0, which defines the location of Mars' prime meridian, lies within.


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