Horizon view
Horizon from Riccioli CA
0.6359° N, 73.1464° W · cell 14NDF
- Highest horizon point
- Riccioli C: 24.2° above the horizontal, 5.69 km away at azimuth 315°.
- Farthest visible point
- 7.58 km away at azimuth 71°, 21.3° from the horizontal.
- Observer
- Eye 2 m above the ground, which is 3,347 m below the 1,737.4 km reference sphere.
- Sun at the rendered time
- The Sun is below the horizon: 21.6° under it at azimuth 91°. At 2026-10-22 16:17:03 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.
True vertical scale (horizontal 4 px per degree). Eye 2 m above the ground.Scroll sideways to turn; the middle faces 315°.
The Sun is below the horizon: 21.6° under it at azimuth 91°. At 2026-10-22 16:17:03 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
- 315° Riccioli C, 5.69 km away, 24.2° high, 2,570 m above the ground here
- 18° Riccioli C, 6.63 km away, 23.8° high, 2,939 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.