Horizon view

Horizon from Damoiseau

4.8514° S, 61.2500° W · cell 15MJE

Highest horizon point
Damoiseau: 4.8° above the horizontal, 0.95 km away at azimuth 285°.
Farthest visible point
41.7 km away at azimuth 184°, 1.8° from the horizontal.
Observer
Eye 2 m above the ground, which is 1,592 m below the 1,737.4 km reference sphere.
Sun at the rendered time
The Sun is below the horizon: 9.5° under it at azimuth 92°. At 2026-10-22 16:16:24 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, 41.7 kmDamoiseau, 0.95 kmDamoiseau M, 23.7 kmDamoiseau M, 23.7 kmDamoiseau M, 29.4 kmDamoiseau M, 37.0 kmDamoiseau M, 19.9 kmSun -9.5° ↓
Vertical scale exaggerated 5x (horizontal 4 px per degree). Eye 2 m above the ground.Scroll sideways to turn; the middle faces 285°.

The Sun is below the horizon: 9.5° under it at azimuth 92°. At 2026-10-22 16:16:24 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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