Horizon view
Horizon from Barbier U
22.7769° S, 155.1774° E · cell 42KJC
- Highest horizon point
- Barbier U: 10.4° above the horizontal, 20.9 km away at azimuth 354°.
- Farthest visible point
- 37.9 km away at azimuth 318°, 5.6° from the horizontal.
- Observer
- Eye 2 m above the ground, which is 2,794 m above the 1,737.4 km reference sphere.
- Sun at the rendered time
- The Sun is below the horizon: 25.0° under it at azimuth 257°. At 2026-10-22 18:35:16 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.
Vertical scale exaggerated 3x (horizontal 4 px per degree). Eye 2 m above the ground.Scroll sideways to turn; the middle faces 354°.
The Sun is below the horizon: 25.0° under it at azimuth 257°. At 2026-10-22 18:35:16 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
- 354° Barbier U, 20.9 km away, 10.4° high, 3,956 m above the ground here
- 275° Barbier V, 19.9 km away, 9.0° high, 3,269 m above the ground here
- 177° Barbier U, 20.9 km away, 8.5° high, 3,267 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.