Horizon view
Horizon from Minnaert W
63.5911° S, 173.2031° E · cell 45EDN
- Highest horizon point
- Minnaert W: 12.0° above the horizontal, 11.4 km away at azimuth 279°.
- Farthest visible point
- 14.2 km away at azimuth 18°, 9.3° from the horizontal.
- Observer
- Eye 2 m above the ground, which is 6,603 m below the 1,737.4 km reference sphere.
- Sun at the rendered time
- The Sun is below the horizon: 18.4° under it at azimuth 224°. At 2026-10-23 00:55:33 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 2x (horizontal 4 px per degree). Eye 2 m above the ground.Scroll sideways to turn; the middle faces 279°.
The Sun is below the horizon: 18.4° under it at azimuth 224°. At 2026-10-23 00:55:33 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
- 279° Minnaert W, 11.4 km away, 12.0° high, 2,449 m above the ground here
- 299° Minnaert W, 11.4 km away, 11.6° high, 2,366 m above the ground here
- 358° Minnaert W, 13.3 km away, 10.6° high, 2,517 m above the ground here
- 59° Minnaert W, 14.2 km away, 9.7° high, 2,491 m above the ground here
- 109° Minnaert W, 12.3 km away, 8.8° high, 1,958 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.