The proximity of this crater to the limb causes it to appear foreshortened when viewed from the Earth, but it is actually a circular formation.

This crater has a well-defined rim edge that is only slightly eroded.

The inner wall is unusually wide in the southern half of the crater, with the narrowest section along the northern rim.

Slumping and terraces formed along the inner sides, and a notable central peak near the midpoint of the interior floor.

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