Horizon view
Horizon from Hess M
56.1998° S, 173.4172° E · cell 45EDB
- Highest horizon point
- Hess M: 13.3° above the horizontal, 12.3 km away at azimuth 166°.
- Farthest visible point
- 12.3 km away at azimuth 0°, 9.4° from the horizontal.
- Observer
- Eye 2 m above the ground, which is 5,812 m below the 1,737.4 km reference sphere.
- Sun at the rendered time
- The Sun is below the horizon: 21.4° under it at azimuth 231°. At 2026-10-22 13:38:58 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 166°.
The Sun is below the horizon: 21.4° under it at azimuth 231°. At 2026-10-22 13:38:58 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
- 166° Hess M, 12.3 km away, 13.3° high, 2,954 m above the ground here
- 88° Hess M, 12.3 km away, 13.1° high, 2,895 m above the ground here
- 316° Hess M, 12.3 km away, 12.3° high, 2,723 m above the ground here
- 215° Hess M, 11.4 km away, 12.3° high, 2,508 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.