Horizon view
Horizon from Minnaert
67.5365° S, 178.5686° E · cell 45DGJ
- Highest horizon point
- Minnaert: 9.3° above the horizontal, 2.84 km away at azimuth 68°.
- Farthest visible point
- 79.6 km away at azimuth 197°, 1.8° from the horizontal.
- Observer
- Eye 2 m above the ground, which is 7,395 m below the 1,737.4 km reference sphere.
- Sun at the rendered time
- The Sun is below the horizon: 15.1° under it at azimuth 224°. At 2026-10-22 11:05:48 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.
Vertical scale exaggerated 3x (horizontal 4 px per degree). Eye 2 m above the ground.Scroll sideways to turn; the middle faces 68°.
The Sun is below the horizon: 15.1° under it at azimuth 224°. At 2026-10-22 11:05:48 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
- 68° Minnaert, 2.84 km away, 9.3° high, 466 m above the ground here
- 266° Unnamed, 55.0 km away, 3.7° high, 4,396 m above the ground here
- 346° Unnamed, 68.2 km away, 2.6° high, 4,386 m above the ground here
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.