Horizon view

Horizon from Lassell

15.4866° S, 7.9034° W · cell 22LFB

Highest horizon point
Lassell: 5.0° above the horizontal, 11.4 km away at azimuth 163°.
Farthest visible point
12.3 km away at azimuth 7°, 1.6° from the horizontal.
Observer
Eye 2 m above the ground, which is 2,077 m below the 1,737.4 km reference sphere.
Sun at the rendered time
The Sun is above the local horizon: 44.5° high at azimuth 76°, 40.5° above the skyline there. At 2026-10-22 21:00:20 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, 12.3 kmLassell, 11.4 kmLassell, 11.4 kmLassell, 10.4 kmLassell, 11.4 kmLassell, 10.4 kmLassell, 11.4 kmSun 44.5° ↑
Vertical scale exaggerated 5x (horizontal 4 px per degree). Eye 2 m above the ground.Scroll sideways to turn; the middle faces 163°.

The Sun is above the local horizon: 44.5° high at azimuth 76°, 40.5° above the skyline there. At 2026-10-22 21:00:20 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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