Geological Chronicle
Located on the far side of the Moon, Schlesinger spans 97.28 kilometers across the lunar surface. On the lunar geologic timescale, the impact crater dates to the Pre-Nectarian epoch.
Subsequent impacts have altered the formation. The crater Esnault-Pelterie overlies the western rim, and its outer rampart covers about half the interior floor, leaving a crescent-shaped feature that remains relatively level and marked only by a few small craterlets.
The rest of the rim is heavily worn with rounded features. The satellite crater Schlesinger M overlies the southern rim, while a small crater lies along the northern rim. Beyond the perimeter, Von Zeipel lies to the south-southwest and Quetelet sits to the southeast.