Horizon view

Horizon from Le Verrier X

41.5978° N, 12.1579° W · cell 21TJA

Highest horizon point
Le Verrier X: 8.9° above the horizontal, 0.95 km away at azimuth 287°.
Farthest visible point
1.90 km away at azimuth 163°, 5.8° from the horizontal.
Observer
Eye 2 m above the ground, which is 2,845 m below the 1,737.4 km reference sphere.
Sun at the rendered time
The Sun is above the local horizon: 28.7° high at azimuth 121°, 21.3° above the skyline there. At 2026-10-22 20:30:39 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, 1.90 kmLe Verrier X, 0.95 kmLe Verrier X, 0.95 kmSun 28.7° ↑
Vertical scale exaggerated 3x (horizontal 4 px per degree). Eye 2 m above the ground.Scroll sideways to turn; the middle faces 287°.

The Sun is above the local horizon: 28.7° high at azimuth 121°, 21.3° above the skyline there. At 2026-10-22 20:30:39 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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