Airy (Martian crater)
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Airy (Martian crater) is a prominent impact crater on Mars that serves as a key reference point for defining the planet’s prime meridian.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Airy-0 (Martian crater) | 0 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Martian crater
ⓘ
impact crater ⓘ small impact crater ⓘ |
| belongsTo | system of IAU-approved Martian surface features ⓘ |
| body | Mars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cartographicImportance | high ⓘ |
| classification | named Martian impact crater ⓘ |
| coordinateReferenceRole | prime meridian anchor for Mars ⓘ |
| coordinateSystemRole | reference feature for Mars longitude system ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | 19th-century Mars observers ⓘ |
| eponym | George Biddell Airy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featureOf | Martian equatorial region ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateSystem | center used to define Mars longitude ⓘ |
| hasDiameter | approximately 40 kilometers ⓘ |
| hasGeologicContext | Noachian-aged terrain ⓘ |
| hasInnerCrater | Airy-0 (Martian crater) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLatitude | near Martian equator ⓘ |
| hasOfficialName | Airy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubdivision | Airy-0 (Martian crater) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hemisphere | southern hemisphere of Mars ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Sinus Meridiani
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Terra Meridiani region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Mars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedWithin | Airy (Martian crater) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mapReference | Mars global cartographic system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameApprovedBy | International Astronomical Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | George Biddell Airy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedBy | Giovanni Schiaparelli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameType | eponymous crater name ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Mars orbiters
ⓘ
telescopic observations from Earth ⓘ |
| primeMeridianRelation | contains Airy-0, the defining point of Mars prime meridian ⓘ |
| servesAs | reference point for Mars prime meridian ⓘ |
| surfaceFeatureType | crater ⓘ |
| usedFor |
definition of the Martian prime meridian
ⓘ
definition of the Martian prime meridian ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
George Biddell Airy