Horizon view
Horizon from Fontana W
17.2450° S, 58.4732° W · cell 16KCV
- Highest horizon point
- Fontana W: 15.9° above the horizontal, 2.84 km away at azimuth 160°.
- Farthest visible point
- 3.79 km away at azimuth 98°, 15.3° from the horizontal.
- Observer
- Eye 2 m above the ground, which is 1,931 m below the 1,737.4 km reference sphere.
- Sun at the rendered time
- The Sun is below the horizon: 5.7° under it at azimuth 93°. At 2026-10-22 17:09:16 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.
Vertical scale exaggerated 2x (horizontal 4 px per degree). Eye 2 m above the ground.Scroll sideways to turn; the middle faces 160°.
The Sun is below the horizon: 5.7° under it at azimuth 93°. At 2026-10-22 17:09:16 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
- 160° Fontana W, 2.84 km away, 15.9° high, 811 m above the ground here
- 190° Fontana W, 2.84 km away, 15.7° high, 805 m above the ground here
- 43° Fontana W, 2.84 km away, 14.2° high, 724 m above the ground here
- 341° Fontana W, 2.84 km away, 13.7° high, 696 m above the ground here
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.