Horizon view

Horizon from Sharonov

12.3728° N, 173.0995° E · cell 45PBF

Highest horizon point
Sharonov: 10.0° above the horizontal, 4.74 km away at azimuth 126°.
Farthest visible point
39.8 km away at azimuth 192°, 4.8° from the horizontal.
Observer
Eye 2 m above the ground, which is 2,180 m below the 1,737.4 km reference sphere.
Sun at the rendered time
The Sun is below the horizon: 41.2° under it at azimuth 279°. At 2026-10-22 11:05:55 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, 39.8 kmSharonov, 4.74 kmSharonov, 4.74 km37.0 km, +5,658 m37.9 km, +4,720 m37.0 km, +3,959 mSun -41.2° ↓
Vertical scale exaggerated 3x (horizontal 4 px per degree). Eye 2 m above the ground.Scroll sideways to turn; the middle faces 126°.

The Sun is below the horizon: 41.2° under it at azimuth 279°. At 2026-10-22 11:05:55 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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