Horizon view
Horizon from Hoffmeister
15.0438° N, 136.8373° E · cell 40PFU
- Highest horizon point
- Hoffmeister: 11.6° above the horizontal, 22.7 km away at azimuth 299°.
- Farthest visible point
- 25.6 km away at azimuth 171°, 7.8° from the horizontal.
- Observer
- Eye 2 m above the ground, which is 28 m below the 1,737.4 km reference sphere.
- Sun at the rendered time
- The Sun is below the horizon: 8.6° under it at azimuth 271°. At 2026-10-22 16:32:00 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 299°.
The Sun is below the horizon: 8.6° under it at azimuth 271°. At 2026-10-22 16:32:00 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
- 299° Hoffmeister, 22.7 km away, 11.6° high, 4,843 m above the ground here
- 356° Hoffmeister, 21.8 km away, 10.8° high, 4,297 m above the ground here
- 137° Hoffmeister, 21.8 km away, 10.5° high, 4,182 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.