Turkish names in space
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There are a number of objects in the solar system that have been named after Turkish people or places. Many of these are craters on the terrestrial planets but asteroids and exoplanets have also received Turkish names.
Mercury
[edit]Venus
[edit]Mars
[edit]- Bozkir (crater) [5]
- Can (crater)[6]
- Hashir (crater)[7]
- Sinop (crater)[8]
- Tarsus (crater)[9]
- Zir (crater)[10]
Moons
[edit]Enceladus
[edit]- Harran Sulci, a region of grooved terrain
Pluto
[edit]Asteroids
[edit]951 Gaspra
[edit]- Yalova (crater)[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mercury - Sinan". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Science Center. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
- ^ "Mercury - Berkel". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Science Center. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
- ^ "Venus - Adivar". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Science Center. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
- ^ "Venus - Faina". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Science Center. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
- ^ "Mars - Bozkir". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Science Center. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
- ^ "Mars – Can". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Science Center. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
- ^ "Mars – Hashir". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Science Center. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
- ^ "Mars – Sinop". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Science Center. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
- ^ "Mars – Tarsus". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Science Center. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
- ^ "Mars – Zir". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Science Center. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
- ^ "Yalova". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Science Center. Retrieved 2024-11-11.