List of craters on 253 Mathilde

Map of Mathilde

This is a list of named craters on asteroid 253 Mathilde. Because Mathilde is a dark, carbonaceous body, its craters have been named after famous coalfields from across the world.

Crater Named after
Aachen Aachen, Germany
Baganur Baganur, Mongolia
Benham Benham, KY, USA
Clackmannan Clackmannan, Scotland
Damodar Damodar, India
Enugu Enugu, Nigeria
Ishikari Ishikari, Japan
Jerada Jerada, Morocco
Jixi Jixi, China
Kalimantan Kalimantan, Indonesia
Karoo Karoo, South Africa
Kuznetsk Kuznetsk, Russia
Lorraine Lorraine, France
Lublin Lublin, Poland
Maritsa Maritsa, Bulgaria
Matanuska Matanuska, AK, USA
Mulgildie Mulgildie, Australia
Oaxaca Oaxaca, Mexico
Otago Otago, New Zealand
Quetta Quetta, Pakistan
Similkameen Similkameen, Canada
Teruel Teruel, Spain
Zulia Zulia State, Venezuela

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