Horizon view
Horizon from Abul Wáfa A
1.3971° N, 116.8594° E · cell 38NBG
- Highest horizon point
- Abul Wáfa: 19.2° above the horizontal, 7.58 km away at azimuth 70°.
- Farthest visible point
- 12.3 km away at azimuth 345°, 17.4° from the horizontal.
- Observer
- Eye 2 m above the ground, which is 1,738 m below the 1,737.4 km reference sphere.
- Sun at the rendered time
- The Sun is above the local horizon: 11.1° high at azimuth 268°, 1.8° above the skyline there. At 2026-10-22 17:09:01 UTC, when this page was served.
- Resolution
- Terrain resolution: about 1.9 km, the global LOLA terrain tier of 16 pixels per degree; relief smaller than that, near or far, is smoothed, and the model does not include boulders or other surface hazards.
True vertical scale (horizontal 4 px per degree). Eye 2 m above the ground.Scroll sideways to turn; the middle faces 70°.
The Sun is above the local horizon: 11.1° high at azimuth 268°, 1.8° above the skyline there. At 2026-10-22 17:09:01 UTC.
Terrain resolution: about 1.9 km, the global LOLA terrain tier of 16 pixels per degree; relief smaller than that, near or far, is smoothed, and the model does not include boulders or other surface hazards. How the horizon is computed
Peaks on the skyline
- 70° Abul Wáfa, 7.58 km away, 19.2° high, 2,661 m above the ground here
- 335° Abul Wáfa, 6.63 km away, 18.0° high, 2,173 m above the ground here
- 184° Abul Wáfa, 7.58 km away, 9.2° high, 1,243 m above the ground here
A ray every 0.5 degrees out to 200 km across the NASA LRO LOLA terrain, the curvature of the Moon included; each peak is named only when an IAU feature's mapped footprint lies over the point that forms it. Smooth terrain between samples, no boulders.