Horizon view

Horizon from Crookes D

9.6000° S, 163.2770° W · cell 3LBU

Highest horizon point
Crookes D: 10.1° above the horizontal, 18.9 km away at azimuth 45°.
Farthest visible point
20.9 km away at azimuth 0°, 9.3° from the horizontal.
Observer
Eye 2 m above the ground, which is 3,959 m above the 1,737.4 km reference sphere.
Sun at the rendered time
The Sun is below the horizon: 67.2° under it at azimuth 242°. At 2026-10-22 19:24:18 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.
N30°60°E120°150°S210°240°W300°330°farthest visible, 20.9 kmCrookes D, 18.9 kmCrookes D, 19.9 kmCrookes D, 19.9 kmCrookes D, 19.9 kmSun -67.2° ↓
Vertical scale exaggerated 3x (horizontal 4 px per degree). Eye 2 m above the ground.Scroll sideways to turn; the middle faces 45°.

The Sun is below the horizon: 67.2° under it at azimuth 242°. At 2026-10-22 19:24:18 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

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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