Horizon view

Horizon from Lalande C

5.5959° S, 6.9110° W · cell 22MGP

Highest horizon point
Lalande C: 24.3° above the horizontal, 3.79 km away at azimuth 191°.
Farthest visible point
4.74 km away at azimuth 33°, 21.9° from the horizontal.
Observer
Eye 2 m above the ground, which is 2,358 m below the 1,737.4 km reference sphere.
Sun at the rendered time
The Sun is above the local horizon: 45.0° high at azimuth 86°, 24.4° above the skyline there. At 2026-10-22 17:09:19 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.
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True vertical scale (horizontal 4 px per degree). Eye 2 m above the ground.Scroll sideways to turn; the middle faces 191°.

The Sun is above the local horizon: 45.0° high at azimuth 86°, 24.4° above the skyline there. At 2026-10-22 17:09:19 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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