Horizon view
Horizon from Chappe
61.2913° S, 91.2403° W · cell 12EDR
- Highest horizon point
- Chappe: 14.5° above the horizontal, 0.95 km away at azimuth 289°.
- Farthest visible point
- 35.1 km away at azimuth 164°, 5.3° from the horizontal.
- Observer
- Eye 2 m above the ground, which is 1,613 m above the 1,737.4 km reference sphere.
- Sun at the rendered time
- The Sun is below the horizon: 17.6° under it at azimuth 129°. At 2026-10-22 11:05:05 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 2x (horizontal 4 px per degree). Eye 2 m above the ground.Scroll sideways to turn; the middle faces 289°.
The Sun is below the horizon: 17.6° under it at azimuth 129°. At 2026-10-22 11:05:05 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
- 289° Chappe, 0.95 km away, 14.5° high, 248 m above the ground here
- 25° Chappe, 27.5 km away, 6.4° high, 3,314 m above the ground here
- 206° Chappe, 29.4 km away, 5.8° high, 3,240 m above the ground here
- 158° Chappe, 28.4 km away, 5.7° high, 3,100 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.