The crater is named for 17th century French astronomer and geodesist Jean Picard.

[2] It is the biggest non-flooded crater of this mare, being slightly larger than Peirce to the north-northwest.

Picard is a crater from the Eratosthenian period, which lasted from 3.2 to 1.1 billion years ago.

[3] Inside Picard is a series of terraces that seismologists have attributed to a collapse of the crater floor.

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