Grove (crater)

Grove area and closer craters in mineral postprocessing
Grove
Coordinates40°18′N 32°54′E / 40.3°N 32.9°E / 40.3; 32.9
Diameter28 km
Depth2.4 km
Colongitude328° at sunrise
EponymWilliam R. Grove
Oblique view from Apollo 16

Grove is a small lunar impact crater that lies in the northern part of the Lacus Somniorum. It is located to the southeast of the crater remnant Mason. Grove is a relatively circular crater formation with a simple, sharp-edged rim. The unconsolidated material along the inner wall has slumped down to the floor, forming a ring around the relatively level base. The floor contains a few tiny impacts, but is otherwise nearly featureless.