Greaves is a small
lunarimpact crater that lies near the southwest edge of
Mare Crisium. It is a circular, bowl-shaped formation with a small interior floor at the center of the sloping inner walls. The crater is intruding into the northern edge of the
lava-flooded crater
Lick. To the northwest is
Yerkes, and to the northeast is
Picard.
This formation was previously designated Lick D, a satellite crater of Lick, before it was given a name by the
IAU.
Menzel, D. H.; Minnaert, M.; Levin, B.; Dollfus, A.; Bell, B. (1971). "Report on Lunar Nomenclature by the Working Group of Commission 17 of the IAU". Space Science Reviews. 12 (2): 136–186.
Bibcode:
1971SSRv...12..136M.
doi:
10.1007/BF00171763.
S2CID122125855.