Bruce Murray Space Image Library
Asteroid 253 Mathilde in color
![Asteroid 253 Mathilde in color](https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_768x768_crop_center-center_60_line/42247/20120908_mathilde_machacek.jpg 768w, https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_576x576_crop_center-center_60_line/42247/20120908_mathilde_machacek.jpg 576w)
This image has been artificially colorized to match its likely appearance to a human observer. As a C-type asteroid, Mathilde is very dark, darker than asphalt. It is 59 by 47 kilometers in diameter.