Horizon view
Horizon from Sheepshanks
59.2419° N, 17.0386° E · cell 25VFM
- Highest horizon point
- Sheepshanks: 14.9° above the horizontal, 9.48 km away at azimuth 150°.
- Farthest visible point
- 13.3 km away at azimuth 34°, 10.7° from the horizontal.
- Observer
- Eye 2 m above the ground, which is 4,412 m below the 1,737.4 km reference sphere.
- Sun at the rendered time
- The Sun is above the local horizon: 27.3° high at azimuth 157°, 13.0° above the skyline there. At 2026-10-22 18:19:15 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.
Vertical scale exaggerated 2x (horizontal 4 px per degree). Eye 2 m above the ground.Scroll sideways to turn; the middle faces 150°.
The Sun is above the local horizon: 27.3° high at azimuth 157°, 13.0° above the skyline there. At 2026-10-22 18:19:15 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
- 150° Sheepshanks, 9.48 km away, 14.9° high, 2,556 m above the ground here
- 340° Sheepshanks, 11.4 km away, 14.4° high, 2,955 m above the ground here
- 247° Sheepshanks, 11.4 km away, 12.7° high, 2,601 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.