Horizon view

Horizon from Plaskett V

82.1689° N, 120.8611° E · cell ZJS

Highest horizon point
Plaskett V: 6.1° above the horizontal, 22.4 km away at azimuth 333°.
Farthest visible point
29.6 km away at azimuth 307°, 4.5° from the horizontal.
Observer
Eye 2 m above the ground, which is 2,248 m below the 1,737.4 km reference sphere.
Sun at the rendered time
The Sun is below the horizon: 0.4° under it at azimuth 263°. At 2026-10-22 16:42:20 UTC, when this page was served.
Resolution
Terrain resolution: about 160 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.
N30°60°E120°150°S210°240°W300°330°farthest visible, 29.6 kmPlaskett V, 22.4 km25.6 km, +2,815 mPlaskett V, 24.3 km25.8 km, +2,782 m26.0 km, +2,753 mPlaskett V, 24.8 kmSun -0.4° ↓
Vertical scale exaggerated 5x (horizontal 4 px per degree). Eye 2 m above the ground.Scroll sideways to turn; the middle faces 333°.

The Sun is below the horizon: 0.4° under it at azimuth 263°. At 2026-10-22 16:42:20 UTC.

Terrain resolution: about 160 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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