Horizon view
Horizon from Piccolomini W
26.8016° S, 29.1684° E · cell 27JBT
- Highest horizon point
- Piccolomini W: 13.9° above the horizontal, 1.90 km away at azimuth 266°.
- Farthest visible point
- 2.84 km away at azimuth 0°, 10.6° from the horizontal.
- Observer
- Eye 2 m above the ground, which is 481 m below the 1,737.4 km reference sphere.
- Sun at the rendered time
- The Sun is above the local horizon: 63.7° high at azimuth 15°, 53.2° above the skyline there. At 2026-10-22 21:06:59 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 266°.
The Sun is above the local horizon: 63.7° high at azimuth 15°, 53.2° above the skyline there. At 2026-10-22 21:06:59 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
- 266° Piccolomini W, 1.90 km away, 13.9° high, 473 m above the ground here
- 97° Piccolomini W, 2.84 km away, 10.2° high, 513 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.