Turgis (crater)

Turgis /ˈtɜːrdʒɪs/ is the second largest known crater on Saturn's moon Iapetus, after Abisme.[1][2] It is 580 km in diameter,[3] 40% of the moon's diameter and one of the larger craters in the Solar System. It is named after a Saracen baron, Turgis of Turtelose (Tortosa).[3]

The 580km Turgis crater on Saturn's moon Iapetus.

It is located in Cassini Regio at 16.9°N 28.4°W / 16.9; -28.4.[3] The rim has a scarp about 15 km high that generated a landslide.[4] It is overlain by Malun, the 13th-largest crater on Iapetus.

  • Landslide in Malun crater
  • Cassini Regio

See also

References
  1. "Turgis". We Name The Stars. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  2. "Planetary Names: List of all craters on Iapetus". planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  3. "Iapetus: Turgis". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology. Retrieved 2009-01-10.
  4. "PIA06171: Giant Landslide on Iapetus". NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute (photojournal). 2004-12-31. Retrieved 2009-01-10.
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