[1][2][3][4][5][6] Both the south and northeast sides of the crater rim are overlain by multiple small craterlets.

The crater floor has been resurfaced, either by ejecta from the Mare Imbrium or by basaltic lava, and is relatively smooth and featureless.

The inner sides appear to have been somewhat smoothed down, most likely as a result of minor bombardment and seismic shaking from other impacts in the vicinity.

[8] A crater chain along the southern rim of Abulfeda was considered for a landing site of an early Apollo mission, primarily because it was considered to be a typical highland site, and at the time, crater chains were thought to possibly be volcanic in nature (rather than of impact origin).

[9] By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Abulfeda.