Horizon view
Horizon from Mohorovičić W
17.3822° S, 166.4368° W · cell 2KGD
- Highest horizon point
- Mohorovičić W: 13.9° above the horizontal, 10.4 km away at azimuth 168°.
- Farthest visible point
- 43.6 km away at azimuth 40°, 9.0° from the horizontal.
- Observer
- Eye 2 m above the ground, which is 1,773 m below the 1,737.4 km reference sphere.
- Sun at the rendered time
- The Sun is below the horizon: 60.1° under it at azimuth 234°. At 2026-10-22 18:42:34 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 168°.
The Sun is below the horizon: 60.1° under it at azimuth 234°. At 2026-10-22 18:42:34 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
- 168° Mohorovičić W, 10.4 km away, 13.9° high, 2,607 m above the ground here
- 328° Mohorovičić W, 8.53 km away, 11.7° high, 1,794 m above the ground here
- 26° Unnamed, 37.0 km away, 11.4° high, 7,848 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.