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
Aachen	9.2°N 60.9°W / 9.2; -60.9 (Aachen)	4.8	2000	German coal basin	WGPSN
Baganur	14.6°N 168.4°E / 14.6; 168.4 (Baganur)	16.4	2000	Mongolian coal basin	WGPSN
Benham	19°N 112.8°E / 19; 112.8 (Benham)	2.2	2000	Coal mine in Kentucky USA	WGPSN
Clackmannan	18.9°N 99.2°E / 18.9; 99.2 (Clackmannan)	2.8	2000	Scottish coal basin	WGPSN
Damodar	73°N 96.2°E / 73; 96.2 (Damodar)	28.7	2000	Largest Indian coal basin	WGPSN
Enugu	15.3°S 151.6°W / -15.3; -151.6 (Enugu)	5.9	2000	Nigerian coal field	WGPSN
Ishikari	66.2°S 173.1°E / -66.2; 173.1 (Ishikari)	29.3	2000	Largest Japanese coal field	WGPSN
Jerada	42.1°N 177.3°W / 42.1; -177.3 (Jerada)	2.5	2000	Largest Moroccan coal basin	WGPSN
Jixi	12.3°S 103.5°E / -12.3; 103.5 (Jixi)	19.9	2000	Chinese coal basin	WGPSN
Kalimantan	7.7°S 123.7°W / -7.7; -123.7 (Kalimantan)	2.7	2000	Coal field on Borneo Indonesia	WGPSN
Karoo	33.5°N 98.4°W / 33.5; -98.4 (Karoo)	33.4	2000	South African coal basin	WGPSN
Kuznetsk	45.9°S 88.9°W / -45.9; -88.9 (Kuznetsk)	28.5	2000	Russian coal basin	WGPSN
Lorraine	48.1°N 142.5°W / 48.1; -142.5 (Lorraine)	4.1	2000	Largest French coal basin	WGPSN
Lublin	55.3°N 156.8°W / 55.3; -156.8 (Lublin)	6.5	2000	Polish coal basin	WGPSN
Maritsa	44.6°N 151.5°W / 44.6; -151.5 (Maritsa)	2.4	2000	Bulgarian coal field	WGPSN
Matanuska	27.3°N 142.7°E / 27.3; 142.7 (Matanuska)	2.9	2000	Coal field in Alaska USA	WGPSN
Mulgildie	57.7°N 176.1°W / 57.7; -176.1 (Mulgildie)	2.5	2000	Australian coal basin	WGPSN
Oaxaca	38.7°N 173.7°E / 38.7; 173.7 (Oaxaca)	5.2	2000	Mexican coal fields	WGPSN
Otago	23.7°N 164.5°W / 23.7; -164.5 (Otago)	7.9	2000	Largest New Zealand coal field	WGPSN
Quetta	45.6°N 165.5°W / 45.6; -165.5 (Quetta)	3.2	2000	Pakistani coal field	WGPSN
Similkameen	13.5°S 104.7°W / -13.5; -104.7 (Similkameen)	3.4	2000	Canadian coal field	WGPSN
Teruel	28.1°S 142.7°W / -28.1; -142.7 (Teruel)	7.6	2000	Spanish coal field	WGPSN
Zulia	39.5°S 30.9°W / -39.5; -30.9 (Zulia)	12.3	2000	Principal state in Venezuela in which coal is mined	WGPSN

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See also

• List of craters on minor planets
• List of craters in the Solar System

References

1. "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.
2. "IAU – Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature – Mathilde". US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
3. "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)