Just to the east is a curving ridge in the surface, possibly the remains of a crater that has been almost completely overlaid by Saussure.

The outer rim of Saussure is worn but relatively intact, with only the southern edge being somewhat disrupted.

A small impact lies across the northeastern rim and a pair of craterlets along the western edge.

It was named after 18th century Genevan geologist Horace-Bénédict de Saussure.

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