Horizon view
Horizon from Herodotus L
26.1149° N, 53.1910° W · cell 16RJM
- Highest horizon point
- Herodotus L: 6.2° above the horizontal, 0.95 km away at azimuth 13°.
- Farthest visible point
- 2.84 km away at azimuth 63°, 5.3° from the horizontal.
- Observer
- Eye 2 m above the ground, which is 1,548 m below the 1,737.4 km reference sphere.
- Sun at the rendered time
- The Sun is below the horizon: 3.3° under it at azimuth 90°. At 2026-10-22 13:30:17 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 5x (horizontal 4 px per degree). Eye 2 m above the ground.Scroll sideways to turn; the middle faces 13°.
The Sun is below the horizon: 3.3° under it at azimuth 90°. At 2026-10-22 13:30:17 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
- 13° Herodotus L, 0.95 km away, 6.2° high, 105 m above the ground here
- 207° Herodotus L, 2.84 km away, 4.2° high, 213 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.