Horizon view

Horizon from Lubbock S

0.6252° N, 41.3053° E · cell 28NGA

Highest horizon point
Lubbock S: 3.5° above the horizontal, 16.1 km away at azimuth 230°.
Farthest visible point
55.0 km away at azimuth 73°, -0.1° from the horizontal.
Observer
Eye 2 m above the ground, which is 1,331 m below the 1,737.4 km reference sphere.
Sun at the rendered time
The Sun is above the local horizon: 84.8° high at azimuth 248°, 81.9° above the skyline there. At 2026-10-22 20:03:17 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, 55.0 kmLubbock S, 16.1 kmLubbock S, 14.2 kmSun 84.8° ↑
Vertical scale exaggerated 5x (horizontal 4 px per degree). Eye 2 m above the ground.Scroll sideways to turn; the middle faces 230°.

The Sun is above the local horizon: 84.8° high at azimuth 248°, 81.9° above the skyline there. At 2026-10-22 20:03:17 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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