Horizon view

Horizon from Pitatus P

30.8755° S, 10.9273° W · cell 22JBC

Highest horizon point
Pitatus P: 16.3° above the horizontal, 5.69 km away at azimuth 34°.
Farthest visible point
26.5 km away at azimuth 146°, 4.0° from the horizontal.
Observer
Eye 2 m above the ground, which is 1,616 m below the 1,737.4 km reference sphere.
Sun at the rendered time
The Sun is above the local horizon: 35.7° high at azimuth 67°, 21.2° above the skyline there. At 2026-10-22 18:19:23 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, 26.5 kmPitatus P, 5.69 kmPitatus N, 19.9 kmSun 35.7° ↑
Vertical scale exaggerated 2x (horizontal 4 px per degree). Eye 2 m above the ground.Scroll sideways to turn; the middle faces 34°.

The Sun is above the local horizon: 35.7° high at azimuth 67°, 21.2° above the skyline there. At 2026-10-22 18:19:23 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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