It can be located by following a line south-southwest from Copernicus to Reinhold, then southwest to Lansberg.

There are terraces along the inner walls, and the tops have slumped to produce a sharp edge.

This formation is not noticeably eroded, and there are no significant impact craters within the interior.

[2] Approximately 40 km to the southeast of Lansberg is the landing site of the Luna 5 probe, and a further 60 km in the same direction is the landing site of Surveyor 3 and Apollo 12.

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