It lies on the far side of the Moon from the Earth, to the southwest of the huge walled plain Apollo.

There is a small, cup-shaped crater attached to the exterior along the western edge.

The inner wall of White displays some slight terracing, and there is a low central ridge near the midpoint of the interior.

The crater was named in 1970 by the IAU after astronaut Ed White,[1] killed in the Apollo 1 fire.

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