Horizon view

Horizon from Crommelin

67.4614° S, 147.9515° W · cell 5DDD

Highest horizon point
Crommelin: 4.4° above the horizontal, 2.84 km away at azimuth 62°.
Farthest visible point
54.0 km away at azimuth 8°, 0.4° from the horizontal.
Observer
Eye 2 m above the ground, which is 5,575 m below the 1,737.4 km reference sphere.
Sun at the rendered time
The Sun is below the horizon: 20.9° under it at azimuth 190°. At 2026-10-22 11:06:02 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.
N30°60°E120°150°S210°240°W300°330°farthest visible, 54.0 kmCrommelin, 2.84 kmCrommelin, 0.95 km44.5 km, +2,106 m46.4 km, +1,746 mCrommelin X, 48.3 km45.5 km, +1,667 mSun -20.9° ↓
Vertical scale exaggerated 5x (horizontal 4 px per degree). Eye 2 m above the ground.Scroll sideways to turn; the middle faces 62°.

The Sun is below the horizon: 20.9° under it at azimuth 190°. At 2026-10-22 11:06:02 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

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.

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