# 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. As of 2017, there are 23 officially named craters on this asteroid.

## List

| Crater | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Year | Eponym | Ref |
| Aachen | 9°12′N 60°54′W﻿ / ﻿9.2°N 60.9°W﻿ / 9.2; -60.9﻿ (Aachen) | 4.8 | 2000 | German coal basin | WGPSN |
| Baganur | 14°36′N 168°24′E﻿ / ﻿14.6°N 168.4°E﻿ / 14.6; 168.4﻿ (Baganur) | 16.4 | 2000 | Mongolian coal basin | WGPSN |
| Benham | 19°00′N 112°48′E﻿ / ﻿19°N 112.8°E﻿ / 19; 112.8﻿ (Benham) | 2.2 | 2000 | Coal mine in Kentucky USA | WGPSN |
| Clackmannan | 18°54′N 99°12′E﻿ / ﻿18.9°N 99.2°E﻿ / 18.9; 99.2﻿ (Clackmannan) | 2.8 | 2000 | Scottish coal basin | WGPSN |
| Damodar | 73°00′N 96°12′E﻿ / ﻿73°N 96.2°E﻿ / 73; 96.2﻿ (Damodar) | 28.7 | 2000 | Largest Indian coal basin | WGPSN |
| Enugu | 15°18′S 151°36′W﻿ / ﻿15.3°S 151.6°W﻿ / -15.3; -151.6﻿ (Enugu) | 5.9 | 2000 | Nigerian coal field | WGPSN |
| Ishikari | 66°12′S 173°06′E﻿ / ﻿66.2°S 173.1°E﻿ / -66.2; 173.1﻿ (Ishikari) | 29.3 | 2000 | Largest Japanese coal field | WGPSN |
| Jerada | 42°06′N 177°18′W﻿ / ﻿42.1°N 177.3°W﻿ / 42.1; -177.3﻿ (Jerada) | 2.5 | 2000 | Largest Moroccan coal basin | WGPSN |
| Jixi | 12°18′S 103°30′E﻿ / ﻿12.3°S 103.5°E﻿ / -12.3; 103.5﻿ (Jixi) | 19.9 | 2000 | Chinese coal basin | WGPSN |
| Kalimantan | 7°42′S 123°42′W﻿ / ﻿7.7°S 123.7°W﻿ / -7.7; -123.7﻿ (Kalimantan) | 2.7 | 2000 | Coal field on Borneo Indonesia | WGPSN |
| Karoo | 33°30′N 98°24′W﻿ / ﻿33.5°N 98.4°W﻿ / 33.5; -98.4﻿ (Karoo) | 33.4 | 2000 | South African coal basin | WGPSN |
| Kuznetsk | 45°54′S 88°54′W﻿ / ﻿45.9°S 88.9°W﻿ / -45.9; -88.9﻿ (Kuznetsk) | 28.5 | 2000 | Russian coal basin | WGPSN |
| Lorraine | 48°06′N 142°30′W﻿ / ﻿48.1°N 142.5°W﻿ / 48.1; -142.5﻿ (Lorraine) | 4.1 | 2000 | Largest French coal basin | WGPSN |
| Lublin | 55°18′N 156°48′W﻿ / ﻿55.3°N 156.8°W﻿ / 55.3; -156.8﻿ (Lublin) | 6.5 | 2000 | Polish coal basin | WGPSN |
| Maritsa | 44°36′N 151°30′W﻿ / ﻿44.6°N 151.5°W﻿ / 44.6; -151.5﻿ (Maritsa) | 2.4 | 2000 | Bulgarian coal field | WGPSN |
| Matanuska | 27°18′N 142°42′E﻿ / ﻿27.3°N 142.7°E﻿ / 27.3; 142.7﻿ (Matanuska) | 2.9 | 2000 | Coal field in Alaska USA | WGPSN |
| Mulgildie | 57°42′N 176°06′W﻿ / ﻿57.7°N 176.1°W﻿ / 57.7; -176.1﻿ (Mulgildie) | 2.5 | 2000 | Australian coal basin | WGPSN |
| Oaxaca | 38°42′N 173°42′E﻿ / ﻿38.7°N 173.7°E﻿ / 38.7; 173.7﻿ (Oaxaca) | 5.2 | 2000 | Mexican coal fields | WGPSN |
| Otago | 23°42′N 164°30′W﻿ / ﻿23.7°N 164.5°W﻿ / 23.7; -164.5﻿ (Otago) | 7.9 | 2000 | Largest New Zealand coal field | WGPSN |
| Quetta | 45°36′N 165°30′W﻿ / ﻿45.6°N 165.5°W﻿ / 45.6; -165.5﻿ (Quetta) | 3.2 | 2000 | Pakistani coal field | WGPSN |
| Similkameen | 13°30′S 104°42′W﻿ / ﻿13.5°S 104.7°W﻿ / -13.5; -104.7﻿ (Similkameen) | 3.4 | 2000 | Canadian coal field | WGPSN |
| Teruel | 28°06′S 142°42′W﻿ / ﻿28.1°S 142.7°W﻿ / -28.1; -142.7﻿ (Teruel) | 7.6 | 2000 | Spanish coal field | WGPSN |
| Zulia | 39°30′S 30°54′W﻿ / ﻿39.5°S 30.9°W﻿ / -39.5; -30.9﻿ (Zulia) | 12.3 | 2000 | Principal state in Venezuela in which coal is mined | WGPSN |