Horizon view
Horizon from Herodotus R
27.3689° N, 53.9498° W · cell 16RHP
- Highest horizon point
- Herodotus R: 6.3° above the horizontal, 2.84 km away at azimuth 159°.
- Farthest visible point
- 2.84 km away at azimuth 81°, 5.5° from the horizontal.
- Observer
- Eye 2 m above the ground, which is 1,807 m below the 1,737.4 km reference sphere.
- Sun at the rendered time
- The Sun is below the horizon: 4.0° under it at azimuth 89°. At 2026-10-22 13:30:54 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 159°.
The Sun is below the horizon: 4.0° under it at azimuth 89°. At 2026-10-22 13:30:54 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
- 159° Herodotus R, 2.84 km away, 6.3° high, 318 m above the ground here
- 49° Herodotus R, 0.95 km away, 5.8° high, 99 m above the ground here
- 273° Herodotus R, 1.90 km away, 5.5° high, 184 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.