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
  • Can crater
  • Hashir crater
  • Sinop crater
  • Tarsus (crater)
  • Zir crater

Moons[edit]

Enceladus[edit]

Pluto[edit]

Asteroids[edit]

951 Gaspra[edit]

  • Yalova crater

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