Turgenev | |
Globe: | Mercury |
Coordinates: | 65.68°N -136.26°W |
Eponym: | Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev |
Turgenev is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1979. The crater is named for Russian writer Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev.[1]
To the north of Turgenev is Jókai crater, and to the south is Kōshō crater.