Horizon view
Horizon from Beaumont D
17.0861° S, 26.1678° E · cell 26KHE
- Highest horizon point
- Beaumont D: 25.9° above the horizontal, 4.74 km away at azimuth 44°.
- Farthest visible point
- 5.69 km away at azimuth 15°, 21.9° from the horizontal.
- Observer
- Eye 2 m above the ground, which is 1,479 m below the 1,737.4 km reference sphere.
- Sun at the rendered time
- The Sun is above the local horizon: 69.3° high at azimuth 42°, 43.5° above the skyline there. At 2026-10-22 13:30:18 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 44°.
The Sun is above the local horizon: 69.3° high at azimuth 42°, 43.5° above the skyline there. At 2026-10-22 13:30:18 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
- 44° Beaumont D, 4.74 km away, 25.9° high, 2,314 m above the ground here
- 225° Beaumont D, 5.69 km away, 23.7° high, 2,508 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.