Oblique view with Turgenev in upper right

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.

References

  1. ^ "Turgenev". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/USGS/NASA. Retrieved 31 May 2022.


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