Raman is a small lunar crater that lies on the western edge of a plateau feature in the expansive lunar mare named Oceanus Procellarum. It shares this plateau with the lava-flooded Herodotus and the Aristarchus craters to the southeast. To the northeast of Raman is the small peak named Mons Herodotus , named after the crater. To the northwest on the mare is the long, narrow range named the Montes Agricola.
This is an elongated crater formation, with a secondary feature bulging out along the southeast rim. The inner walls of this crater have a higher albedo than the surrounding terrain, which is indicative of a relatively youthful formation. This crater was previously designated 'Herodotus D', a satellite crater of Herodotus, before being named by the IAU.
