☄️ Karoo (crater)

Other · Other · 33.50°N, 98.40°W

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Karoo (crater)
Karoo is an impact crater on the asteroid 253 Mathilde, named for the Great Karoo Basin, a coal basin in South Africa. It is 33.4 kilometers in diameter and was the most prominent crater seen during NEAR Shoemaker's flyby of the asteroid.

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CountryOther
Continent / regionOther
Coordinates (approx.)33.50°N, 98.40°W · view on map

Karoo (crater) is located in Other, in Other.

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