Horizon view
Horizon from Parkhurst B
31.9442° S, 104.2894° E · cell 36JFM
- Highest horizon point
- Parkhurst B: 10.2° above the horizontal, 13.3 km away at azimuth 301°.
- Farthest visible point
- 16.1 km away at azimuth 80°, 9.4° from the horizontal.
- Observer
- Eye 2 m above the ground, which is 3,119 m below the 1,737.4 km reference sphere.
- Sun at the rendered time
- The Sun is above the local horizon: 20.4° high at azimuth 282°, 12.4° above the skyline there. At 2026-10-22 17:47:37 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 301°.
The Sun is above the local horizon: 20.4° high at azimuth 282°, 12.4° above the skyline there. At 2026-10-22 17:47:37 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
- 301° Parkhurst B, 13.3 km away, 10.2° high, 2,442 m above the ground here
- 37° Parkhurst B, 13.3 km away, 10.1° high, 2,417 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.