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Turgis (crater)

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Turgis {{IPAc-en|ˈ|t|ɜːr|dʒ|ᵻ|s}} is the largest known crater on Saturn's moon Iapetus. It is 580 km in diameter,^[1] 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).^[1]

It is located in Cassini Regio at {{Coord|16.9|N|28.4|W|globe:iapetus|display=inline,title}}.^[1] The rim has a scarp about 15 km high that generated a landslide.^[2]

It is overlain by Malun, the 13th-largest crater on Iapetus.

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1. ^¹²{{cite web |title=Iapetus: Turgis |publisher=USGS Astrogeology |work=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature |url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/14488 |accessdate=2009-01-10}}
2. ^{{cite web |date=2004-12-31 |title=PIA06171: Giant Landslide on Iapetus |publisher=NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute (photojournal) |url=http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA06171 |accessdate=2009-01-10}}

2 : Impact craters on Saturn's moons|Surface features of Iapetus (moon)

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