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{{short description|Crater on Mercury}} |
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| image = File:Hals crater EN0244980795M.jpg |
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| image_size = 240px |
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| location = [[Michelangelo quadrangle]], [[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]] |
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| type = Impact crater |
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| coordinates = {{coord|54.96|S|114.99|W|globe:mercury_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} |
| coordinates = {{coord|54.96|S|114.99|W|globe:mercury_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} |
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| diameter = 93 km |
| diameter = 93 km |
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Latest revision as of 07:38, 25 May 2024
 MESSENGER NAC image of Hals | |
| Feature type | Impact crater |
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| Location | Michelangelo quadrangle, Mercury |
| Coordinates | 54°58′S 114°59′W / 54.96°S 114.99°W |
| 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 Hawthorne is north of Hals.
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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. -
Oblique regional view with Hawthorne right of center and Hals next to it
References
[edit]- ^ Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
- ^ "Hals". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
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