Turgis /ˈtɜːrdʒɪs/ is the largest known crater on Saturn's moon Iapetus.[2][3] It is 580 km in diameter,[1] 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).[1]
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| Feature type | Impact crater |
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| Location | Cassini Regio, Iapetus |
| Coordinates | 16°54′N 28°24′W / 16.900°N 28.400°W[1] |
| Diameter | ~580 km (360 mi)[1] |
| Eponym | Turgis, from the Song of Roland |
It is located in Cassini Regio at 16.9°N, 28.4°W.[1] 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.
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Landslide in Malun crater -
Cassini Regio
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edit- ^ a b c d e "Iapetus: Turgis". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology. Retrieved 2009-01-10.
- ^ "Turgis". We Name The Stars. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
- ^ "Cassini Imaging Central Laboratory for Operations: The Iapetus Atlas". Retrieved 2021-03-17.
- ^ "PIA06171: Giant Landslide on Iapetus". NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute (photojournal). 2004-12-31. Retrieved 2009-01-10.