Hals | |
Location: | Michelangelo quadrangle, Mercury |
Type: | Impact crater |
Coordinates: | -54.96°N -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.