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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Hals
Clean Name Hals
Feature ID 2334
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -54.80 °
Southmost Latitude -54.80 °
Eastmost Longitude 112.90 °
Westmost Longitude 117.00 °
Diameter 100.00 km
Center Latitude -54.80 °
Center Longitude 115.00 °
Northmost Latitude -53.78 °
Southmost Latitude -55.96 °
Eastmost Longitude 113.06 °
Westmost Longitude 116.85 °
Diameter 92.88 km
Center Latitude -54.87 °
Center Longitude 114.96 °
Northmost Latitude -53.87 °
Southmost Latitude -56.05 °
Eastmost Longitude 113.09 °
Westmost Longitude 116.89 °
Diameter 93.00 km
Center Latitude -54.96 °
Center Longitude 114.99 °
Quad H-12 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1985
Continent Europe
Ethnicity The Netherlands (Dutch)
Origin Frans; Dutch painter (1581/1585-1666).
Reference [80] - Lists of names for Mercury nomenclature, provided by David Morrison.
Updated Oct 11, 2016 1:07 PM

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