Turgis (crater) explained

Turgis
Type:	Impact crater
Location:	Cassini Regio, Iapetus
Coordinates:	16.9°N -52°W
Diameter:	~580km (360miles)
Eponym:	Turgis, from the Song of Roland

Turgis is the largest known crater on Saturn's moon Iapetus.^{[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]

It is located in Cassini Regio at 16.9°N, 28.4°W.^[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.

See also

• List of geological features on Iapetus

Notes and References

1. Web site: Turgis. We Name The Stars. en. 2020-05-04.
2. Web site: Cassini Imaging Central Laboratory for Operations: The Iapetus Atlas. 2021-03-17.
3. Web site: Iapetus: Turgis . USGS Astrogeology . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature . 2009-01-10.
4. Web site: 2004-12-31 . PIA06171: Giant Landslide on Iapetus . NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute (photojournal) . 2009-01-10.