Horizon view

Horizon from Moltke B

1.0478° S, 25.1931° E · cell 26MGD

Highest horizon point
Moltke B: 15.0° above the horizontal, 2.13 km away at azimuth 220°.
Farthest visible point
2.61 km away at azimuth 71°, 10.5° from the horizontal.
Observer
Eye 2 m above the ground, which is 2,373 m below the 1,737.4 km reference sphere.
Sun at the rendered time
The Sun is above the local horizon: 78.5° high at azimuth 92°, 67.4° above the skyline there. At 2026-10-22 19:43:07 UTC, when this page was served.
Resolution
Terrain resolution: about 474 m at this point and about 1.9 km at the farthest samples; nearby foreground relief is smoothed at the coarser tiers, and the model does not include boulders or other surface hazards.
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Vertical scale exaggerated 2x (horizontal 4 px per degree). Eye 2 m above the ground.Scroll sideways to turn; the middle faces 220°.

The Sun is above the local horizon: 78.5° high at azimuth 92°, 67.4° above the skyline there. At 2026-10-22 19:43:07 UTC.

Terrain resolution: about 474 m at this point and about 1.9 km at the farthest samples; nearby foreground relief is smoothed at the coarser tiers, 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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