Horizon view
Horizon from Gärtner E
61.5799° N, 43.8247° E · cell 28VHQ
- Highest horizon point
- Gärtner E: 15.5° above the horizontal, 1.90 km away at azimuth 101°.
- Farthest visible point
- 2.84 km away at azimuth 149°, 11.8° from the horizontal.
- Observer
- Eye 2 m above the ground, which is 1,984 m below the 1,737.4 km reference sphere.
- Sun at the rendered time
- The Sun is above the local horizon: 26.9° high at azimuth 186°, 16.8° above the skyline there. At 2026-10-22 16:16:20 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 101°.
The Sun is above the local horizon: 26.9° high at azimuth 186°, 16.8° above the skyline there. At 2026-10-22 16:16:20 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
- 101° Gärtner E, 1.90 km away, 15.5° high, 527 m above the ground here
- 244° Gärtner E, 1.90 km away, 12.4° high, 420 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.