This is a list of 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 |
Famous quotes containing the words list of, list and/or craters:
“I made a list of things I have
to remember and a list
of things I want to forget,
but I see they are the same list.”
—Linda Pastan (b. 1932)
“Every morning I woke in dread, waiting for the day nurse to go on her rounds and announce from the list of names in her hand whether or not I was for shock treatment, the new and fashionable means of quieting people and of making them realize that orders are to be obeyed and floors are to be polished without anyone protesting and faces are to be made to be fixed into smiles and weeping is a crime.”
—Janet Frame (b. 1924)
“Listen.
We must all stop dying in the little ways,
in the craters of hate,
in the potholes of indifference....”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)