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.