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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

• Sinan (crater)
• Berkel (crater)

Venus

• Adivar (crater)
• Guzel (crater)
• Faina (crater)

Mars

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

Moons

Enceladus

• Harran Sulci, a region of grooved terrain

Pluto

• Nasreddin (crater)

Asteroids

• 1174 Marmara
• 1457 Ankara
• 11695 Mattei
• 13096 Tigris
• 20936 Nemrut Dagi
• 266854 Sezenaksu

951 Gaspra

• Yalova (crater)

References

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.

External links

• https://www.yenisafak.com/foto-galeri/teknoloji/21-adet-turk-ismi-uzayda-2021840
• https://www.fikriyat.com/galeri/yasam/aydaki-kraterlere-verilen-turk-isimleri

• Space program of Turkey
• Astronomical nomenclature by country