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]
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edit- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "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.
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edit- Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)