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Airy (Martian crater)
Airy
is an
impact crater
on
Mars
, named in
honor
of the
British
Astronomer
,
Royal
Sir George Biddell Airy
. The
crater
is
approximately
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 it.