Horizon view

Horizon from Douglass

35.4985° N, 122.7214° W · cell 8SCJ

Highest horizon point
Douglass: 6.1° above the horizontal, 24.6 km away at azimuth 206°.
Farthest visible point
31.3 km away at azimuth 0°, 5.4° from the horizontal.
Observer
Eye 2 m above the ground, which is 461 m above the 1,737.4 km reference sphere.
Sun at the rendered time
The Sun is below the horizon: 52.7° under it at azimuth 27°. At 2026-10-22 11:05:54 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.
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Vertical scale exaggerated 5x (horizontal 4 px per degree). Eye 2 m above the ground.Scroll sideways to turn; the middle faces 206°.

The Sun is below the horizon: 52.7° under it at azimuth 27°. At 2026-10-22 11:05:54 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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