Horizon view

Horizon from Rumford A

25.1617° S, 169.0867° W · cell 2JDQ

Highest horizon point
Rumford A: 9.9° above the horizontal, 14.2 km away at azimuth 301°.
Farthest visible point
17.1 km away at azimuth 209°, 8.3° from the horizontal.
Observer
Eye 2 m above the ground, which is 2,654 m below the 1,737.4 km reference sphere.
Sun at the rendered time
The Sun is below the horizon: 51.5° under it at azimuth 231°. At 2026-10-22 13:31:05 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, 17.1 kmRumford A, 14.2 kmRumford A, 16.1 kmRumford A, 15.2 kmRumford A, 14.2 kmSun -51.5° ↓
Vertical scale exaggerated 3x (horizontal 4 px per degree). Eye 2 m above the ground.Scroll sideways to turn; the middle faces 301°.

The Sun is below the horizon: 51.5° under it at azimuth 231°. At 2026-10-22 13:31:05 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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