Horizon view
Horizon from Gruithuisen M
36.9448° N, 43.1635° W · cell 18SBQ
- Highest horizon point
- Gruithuisen M: 13.8° above the horizontal, 0.95 km away at azimuth 119°.
- Farthest visible point
- 4.74 km away at azimuth 276°, 9.6° from the horizontal.
- Observer
- Eye 2 m above the ground, which is 2,739 m below the 1,737.4 km reference sphere.
- Sun at the rendered time
- The Sun is 7.1° above the smooth horizon at azimuth 97° but behind terrain: the skyline there rises to 13.4°. At 2026-10-22 19:11:30 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 119°.
The Sun is 7.1° above the smooth horizon at azimuth 97° but behind terrain: the skyline there rises to 13.4°. At 2026-10-22 19:11:30 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
- 119° Gruithuisen M, 0.95 km away, 13.8° high, 235 m above the ground here
- 37° Gruithuisen M, 2.84 km away, 13.4° high, 680 m above the ground here
- 314° Gruithuisen M, 3.79 km away, 11.7° high, 792 m above the ground here
- 229° Gruithuisen M, 3.79 km away, 11.7° high, 791 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.