It lies in the part of the lunar surface that is sometimes brought into view of the Earth during periods of favorable libration and illumination from sunlight, but at such times little detail can be seen as the crater is observed from the edge.

This is a worn and eroded crater formation that has still managed to retain much of its original shape.

The remains of a small crater lie across the southern floor and inner wall of Smoluchowski, protruding outwards slightly into Poczobutt.

Apart from the small crater rim in the southern floor, the interior surface of Smoluchowski is relatively level and featureless.

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