Einstein is a large lunar impact crater that lies along the western limb of the Moon, which makes it difficult to observe from the Earth.

The visibility of this formation is subject to libration effects, but even under the best conditions not much detail can be observed except from lunar orbit.

Nearby craters of note include Moseley just to the north, Dalton along the eastern rim, Vasco da Gama just to the southeast, and Bohr to the south-southeast.

Occupying the center of the interior floor is Einstein A, an impact crater with terraced inner walls and a central peak.

The outer rampart of this concentric crater spreads across the interior floor, covering over half the diameter of Einstein.