Turkish names in space

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

Venus

Mars

Bozkir (crater) ^[5]
Can (crater)^[6]
Hashir (crater)^[7]
Sinop (crater)^[8]
Tarsus (crater)^[9]
Zir (crater)^[10]

Moons

Enceladus

Harran Sulci, a region of grooved terrain

Pluto

Nasreddin (crater)

Asteroids

951 Gaspra

Yalova (crater)^[11]

References

^ "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.

External links

[1] "Mercury - Sinan". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Science Center. Retrieved 2024-11-11.

[2] "Mercury - Berkel". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Science Center. Retrieved 2024-11-11.

[3] "Venus - Adivar". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Science Center. Retrieved 2024-11-11.

[4] "Venus - Faina". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Science Center. Retrieved 2024-11-11.

[5] "Mars - Bozkir". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Science Center. Retrieved 2024-11-11.

[6] "Mars – Can". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Science Center. Retrieved 2024-11-12.

[7] "Mars – Hashir". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Science Center. Retrieved 2024-11-12.

[8] "Mars – Sinop". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Science Center. Retrieved 2024-11-12.

[9] "Mars – Tarsus". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Science Center. Retrieved 2024-11-12.

[10] "Mars – Zir". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Science Center. Retrieved 2024-11-12.

[11] "Yalova". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Science Center. Retrieved 2024-11-11.

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