Horizon view

Horizon from Paschen L

16.4845° S, 140.2118° W · cell 5KKE

Highest horizon point
An unnamed point: 12.6° above the horizontal, 29.4 km away at azimuth 116°.
Farthest visible point
37.9 km away at azimuth 198°, 10.3° from the horizontal.
Observer
Eye 2 m above the ground, which is 1,271 m below the 1,737.4 km reference sphere.
Sun at the rendered time
The Sun is below the horizon: 72.1° under it at azimuth 174°. At 2026-10-22 17:08:57 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.
N30°60°E120°150°S210°240°W300°330°farthest visible, 37.9 km29.4 km, +6,821 mPaschen K, 36.0 kmPaschen M, 18.0 kmSun -72.1° ↓
Vertical scale exaggerated 2x (horizontal 4 px per degree). Eye 2 m above the ground.Scroll sideways to turn; the middle faces 116°.

The Sun is below the horizon: 72.1° under it at azimuth 174°. At 2026-10-22 17:08:57 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

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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