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Crater on Mercury
Hals
}MESSENGER NAC image of Hals
Feature typeImpact crater
LocationMichelangelo quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates54°58′S 114°59′W / 54.96°S 114.99°W / -54.96; -114.99
Diameter93 km
EponymFrans Hals

Hals is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 93 kilometers. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1985. Hals is named for the Dutch painter Frans Hals, who lived from 1581 to 1666.

The crater Hawthorne is north of Hals.

  • Another MESSENGER NAC image Another MESSENGER NAC image
  • Approximate color image of the surface of Mercury including Hals crater. The prominent crater at right is Hawthorne, and Hals is south of it. Approximate color image of the surface of Mercury including Hals crater. The prominent crater at right is Hawthorne, and Hals is south of it.
  • Oblique regional view with Hawthorne right of center and Hals next to it Oblique regional view with Hawthorne right of center and Hals next to it

References

  1. Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
  2. "Hals". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
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