Horizon view

Horizon from Kapteyn F

14.4417° S, 70.3232° E · cell 32LDH

Highest horizon point
Kapteyn F: 16.0° above the horizontal, 3.79 km away at azimuth 39°.
Farthest visible point
16.1 km away at azimuth 132°, 5.0° from the horizontal.
Observer
Eye 2 m above the ground, which is 2,326 m below the 1,737.4 km reference sphere.
Sun at the rendered time
The Sun is above the local horizon: 53.7° high at azimuth 288°, 40.8° above the skyline there. At 2026-10-22 21:00:49 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.
N30°60°E120°150°S210°240°W300°330°farthest visible, 16.1 kmKapteyn F, 3.79 kmKapteyn F, 4.74 kmSun 53.7° ↑
Vertical scale exaggerated 2x (horizontal 4 px per degree). Eye 2 m above the ground.Scroll sideways to turn; the middle faces 39°.

The Sun is above the local horizon: 53.7° high at azimuth 288°, 40.8° above the skyline there. At 2026-10-22 21:00:49 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

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.

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