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Mathilde
Mathilde A solar system asteroid (No. 253), measuring 50 × 53 × 57 km; approximate mass 1017 kg; density 1.3 g/cm3; rotational period 417.7 hours; orbital period 4.32 years. It was imaged by the Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous mission in June 1997, revealing 5 craters more than 20 km across, the largest being 30 km wide and 6 km deep.
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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "Mathilde." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "Mathilde." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-Mathilde.html AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "Mathilde." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-Mathilde.html |
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Mathilde ♀ Germanic: from maht, meht ‘might’ + hild ‘battle’.
Also: Mechtild(e). |
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Mathilde." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Mathilde." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Mathilde1.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Mathilde." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Mathilde1.html |
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Mathilde." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Mathilde." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Mathilde.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Mathilde." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Mathilde.html |
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