Dove (crater)

Dove is a small lunar crater that is located in the rugged lunar highlands in the southeastern part of the Moon. It lies to the north of the prominent Pitiscus crater.

This is a heavily worn and eroded crater with a rim that is overlaid by multiple small craters. In particular the satellite crater 'Dove C' has broken into the southwestern rim and a gap joines the floor of the two formations. The southern rim has been struck by multiple small impacts that form a tight cluster across the rim. There are also several small craters along the northern rim. Dove crater does have a small interior floor that is relatively level and marked only by a few tiny craterlets.

Satellite craters

By convention these features are identified on Lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater mid-point that is closest to Dove crater.