List of craters on 253 Mathilde
This is a list of named craters on 253 Mathilde, an asteroid of the asteroid belt, approximately 53 kilometers in diameter. Because Mathilde is a dark, carbonaceous body, all of its craters have been named after famous coalfields from across the world.[1][2] As of 2017, there are 23 officially named craters on this asteroid.[3]

Map of Mathilde and its geological features[2]
List
Crater | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Year | Eponym | Ref |
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Aachen | 9.2°N 60.9°W | 4.8 | 2000 | German coal basin | WGPSN |
Baganur | 14.6°N 168.4°E | 16.4 | 2000 | Mongolian coal basin | WGPSN |
Benham | 19°N 112.8°E | 2.2 | 2000 | Coal mine in Kentucky USA | WGPSN |
Clackmannan | 18.9°N 99.2°E | 2.8 | 2000 | Scottish coal basin | WGPSN |
Damodar | 73°N 96.2°E | 28.7 | 2000 | Largest Indian coal basin | WGPSN |
Enugu | 15.3°S 151.6°W | 5.9 | 2000 | Nigerian coal field | WGPSN |
Ishikari | 66.2°S 173.1°E | 29.3 | 2000 | Largest Japanese coal field | WGPSN |
Jerada | 42.1°N 177.3°W | 2.5 | 2000 | Largest Moroccan coal basin | WGPSN |
Jixi | 12.3°S 103.5°E | 19.9 | 2000 | Chinese coal basin | WGPSN |
Kalimantan | 7.7°S 123.7°W | 2.7 | 2000 | Coal field on Borneo Indonesia | WGPSN |
Karoo | 33.5°N 98.4°W | 33.4 | 2000 | South African coal basin | WGPSN |
Kuznetsk | 45.9°S 88.9°W | 28.5 | 2000 | Russian coal basin | WGPSN |
Lorraine | 48.1°N 142.5°W | 4.1 | 2000 | Largest French coal basin | WGPSN |
Lublin | 55.3°N 156.8°W | 6.5 | 2000 | Polish coal basin | WGPSN |
Maritsa | 44.6°N 151.5°W | 2.4 | 2000 | Bulgarian coal field | WGPSN |
Matanuska | 27.3°N 142.7°E | 2.9 | 2000 | Coal field in Alaska USA | WGPSN |
Mulgildie | 57.7°N 176.1°W | 2.5 | 2000 | Australian coal basin | WGPSN |
Oaxaca | 38.7°N 173.7°E | 5.2 | 2000 | Mexican coal fields | WGPSN |
Otago | 23.7°N 164.5°W | 7.9 | 2000 | Largest New Zealand coal field | WGPSN |
Quetta | 45.6°N 165.5°W | 3.2 | 2000 | Pakistani coal field | WGPSN |
Similkameen | 13.5°S 104.7°W | 3.4 | 2000 | Canadian coal field | WGPSN |
Teruel | 28.1°S 142.7°W | 7.6 | 2000 | Spanish coal field | WGPSN |
Zulia | 39.5°S 30.9°W | 12.3 | 2000 | Principal state in Venezuela in which coal is mined | WGPSN |
References
- "Categories for Naming Features on Planets and Satellites". US Geological Survey. Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature – International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN). Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- "IAU – Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature – Mathilde". US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- "Nomenclature Search Results: Mathilde > Crater, Craters". US Geological Survey. Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature – International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN). Retrieved 14 August 2017.
External links
- Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
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