Hals (crater)

Hals

MESSENGER NAC image of Hals
Feature type	Impact crater
Location	Michelangelo quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates	54°58′S114°59′W / 54.96°S 114.99°W / -54.96; -114.99
Diameter	93 km
Eponym	Frans Hals

Hals is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 93 kilometers. ^[1] 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. ^[2] The crater was first imaged by Mariner 10 in 1974. ^[3]

The crater Hawthorne is north of Hals.

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  Another MESSENGER NAC image
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  Approximate color image of the surface of Mercury including Hals crater. The prominent crater at right is Hawthorne, and Hals is south of it.
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  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.
3. Davies, M. E.; Dwornik, S. E.; Gault, D. E.; Strom, R. G. (1978). Atlas of Mercury. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. pp. 1–128. ISBN   978-1-114-27448-8. Special Publication SP-423.