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List of craters on 253 Mathilde

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Source revisionJul 30, 2026
Entity authorityQ2629263 ↗
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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.

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