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. As of 2017, there are 23 officially named craters on this asteroid.
List Crater Coordinates Diameter(km) ApprovalYear Eponym Ref Aachen 4.8 2000 German coal basin Baganur 16.4 2000 Mongolian coal basin Benham 2.2 2000 Coal mine in Kentucky USA Clackmannan 2.8 2000 Scottish coal basin Damodar 28.7 2000 Largest Indian coal basin Enugu 5.9 2000 Nigerian coal field Ishikari 29.3 2000 Largest Japanese coal field Jerada 2.5 2000 Largest Moroccan coal basin Jixi 19.9 2000 Chinese coal basin Kalimantan 2.7 2000 Coal field on Borneo Indonesia Karoo 33.4 2000 South African coal basin Kuznetsk 28.5 2000 Russian coal basin Lorraine 4.1 2000 Largest French coal basin Lublin 6.5 2000 Polish coal basin Maritsa 2.4 2000 Bulgarian coal field Matanuska 2.9 2000 Coal field in Alaska USA Mulgildie 2.5 2000 Australian coal basin Oaxaca 5.2 2000 Mexican coal fields Otago 7.9 2000 Largest New Zealand coal field Quetta 3.2 2000 Pakistani coal field Similkameen 3.4 2000 Canadian coal field Teruel 7.6 2000 Spanish coal field Zulia 12.3 2000 Principal state in Venezuela in which coal is mined
See also List of craters on minor planets List of craters in the Solar System
References
External links Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)