It lies to the southwest of the crater Lindbergh, and northeast of the prominent Goclenius.

The sloping inner walls have a slightly higher albedo than the surrounding mare, but the interior floor is the same dark shade as the exterior of the crater.

There is a small crater on the floor near the western rim, but otherwise no significant markings.

The mare to the south and west of Ibn Battuta contains a number of ghost crater formations, consisting of crater rims that have been submerged by lava flows and now form ring-shaped projections in the surface.

These are best observed under conditions of oblique lighting, when the terminator still lies on or near the Mare Fecunditatis.