Planetary Names

Basic Info

Feature Name	Grove
Clean Name	Grove
Feature ID	2259
Target	Moon
Feature Type	Crater, craters

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude	40.76 °
Southmost Latitude	39.84 °
Eastmost Longitude	33.56 °
Westmost Longitude	32.41 °
Diameter	28.55 km
Center Latitude	40.30 °
Center Longitude	32.98 °
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Northmost Latitude	40.73 °
Southmost Latitude	39.84 °
Eastmost Longitude	33.54 °
Westmost Longitude	32.38 °
Diameter	27.06 km
Center Latitude	40.29 °
Center Longitude	33.01 °
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Northmost Latitude	40.30 °
Southmost Latitude	40.30 °
Eastmost Longitude	32.90 °
Westmost Longitude	32.90 °
Diameter	28.00 km
Center Latitude	40.30 °
Center Longitude	32.90 °
WKT String	POINT (32.9 40.3)
Quad	LAC-26 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1935
Continent	Europe
Ethnicity	Great Britain
Origin	Sir William Robert; British physicist (1811-1896).
Reference	[66] - Named Lunar Formations, by Mary A. Blagg and K. Müller: Percy Lund, Humphries and Co. Ltd., London, 1935.
Updated	Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s)	Grove Y

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Basic Info

Location

Status and Origin

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