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[[File:Hawthorne crater region MESSENGER WAC IGF to RGB.jpg|thumb|right|240px|Approximate color image of the surface of Mercury including Hals crater. The prominent crater at right is [[Hawthorne (crater)|Hawthorne]], and Hals is south of it.]] |
[[File:Hawthorne crater region MESSENGER WAC IGF to RGB.jpg|thumb|right|240px|Approximate color image of the surface of Mercury including Hals crater. The prominent crater at right is [[Hawthorne (crater)|Hawthorne]], and Hals is south of it.]] |
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'''Hals''' is a crater on [[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]]. It has a diameter of 93 kilometers.<ref>{{cite book |title = The Data Book of Astronomy |last = Moore |first = Patrick |year = 2000 |publisher = [[Institute of Physics Publishing]] |isbn = 0-7503-0620-3}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/2334 |title = Hals |publisher = [[NASA]] |work = Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature |access-date = 2 July 2012}}</ref> |
'''Hals''' is a crater on [[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]]. It has a diameter of 93 kilometers.<ref>{{cite book |title = The Data Book of Astronomy |last = Moore |first = Patrick |year = 2000 |publisher = [[Institute of Physics Publishing]] |isbn = 0-7503-0620-3}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/2334 |title = Hals |publisher = [[NASA]] |work = Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature |access-date = 2 July 2012}}</ref> |
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The crater [[Hawthorne (crater)|Hawthorne]] is north of Hals. |
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| Planet | Mercury |
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| Coordinates | 54°48′S 115°00′W / 54.8°S 115.0°W |
| Quadrangle | Michelangelo |
| 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.
References
- ^ Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
- ^ "Hals". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
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