Horizon view
Horizon from Golovin
39.7528° N, 161.2442° E · cell 43SGJ
- Highest horizon point
- Golovin: 12.3° above the horizontal, 0.95 km away at azimuth 66°.
- Farthest visible point
- 19.9 km away at azimuth 0°, 5.9° from the horizontal.
- Observer
- Eye 2 m above the ground, which is 15 m above the 1,737.4 km reference sphere.
- Sun at the rendered time
- The Sun is below the horizon: 25.6° under it at azimuth 291°. At 2026-10-22 16:17:07 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 66°.
The Sun is below the horizon: 25.6° under it at azimuth 291°. At 2026-10-22 16:17:07 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
- 66° Golovin, 0.95 km away, 12.3° high, 209 m above the ground here
- 267° Golovin, 18.0 km away, 9.4° high, 3,096 m above the ground here
- 163° Golovin, 18.9 km away, 8.1° high, 2,805 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.