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Hals (crater)

Coordinates: 54°48′S 115°00′W / 54.8°S 115.0°W / -54.8; -115.0
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Hals
MESSENGER NAC image
PlanetMercury
Coordinates54°48′S 115°00′W / 54.8°S 115.0°W / -54.8; -115.0
QuadrangleMichelangelo
Diameter93 km
EponymFrans Hals
Another view of Hals
Approximate color image of the surface of Mercury including Hals crater. The prominent crater at right is Hawthorne, and Hals is south of it.

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

  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 2 July 2012.


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