Horizon view

Horizon from Doppelmayer S

28.1400° S, 43.7201° W · cell 18JBR

Highest horizon point
Doppelmayer S: 15.3° above the horizontal, 0.95 km away at azimuth 287°.
Farthest visible point
2.84 km away at azimuth 101°, 7.9° from the horizontal.
Observer
Eye 2 m above the ground, which is 2,431 m below the 1,737.4 km reference sphere.
Sun at the rendered time
The Sun is on the skyline at azimuth 87°: part of its disc shows above the terrain (8.8° high, the skyline 8.9°). At 2026-10-22 19:04:48 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, 2.84 kmDoppelmayer S, 0.95 kmDoppelmayer S, 0.95 kmSun 8.8°
Vertical scale exaggerated 2x (horizontal 4 px per degree). Eye 2 m above the ground.Scroll sideways to turn; the middle faces 287°.

The Sun is on the skyline at azimuth 87°: part of its disc shows above the terrain (8.8° high, the skyline 8.9°). At 2026-10-22 19:04:48 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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