Horizon view
Horizon from Sheepshanks C
57.0334° N, 18.0887° E · cell 25VGK
- Highest horizon point
- Sheepshanks C: 22.3° above the horizontal, 3.79 km away at azimuth 169°.
- Farthest visible point
- 4.74 km away at azimuth 32°, 17.9° from the horizontal.
- Observer
- Eye 2 m above the ground, which is 4,357 m below the 1,737.4 km reference sphere.
- Sun at the rendered time
- The Sun is above the local horizon: 29.1° high at azimuth 155°, 7.0° above the skyline there. At 2026-10-22 14:25:21 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 169°.
The Sun is above the local horizon: 29.1° high at azimuth 155°, 7.0° above the skyline there. At 2026-10-22 14:25:21 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
- 169° Sheepshanks C, 3.79 km away, 22.3° high, 1,559 m above the ground here
- 216° Sheepshanks C, 4.74 km away, 21.9° high, 1,908 m above the ground here
- 349° Sheepshanks C, 3.79 km away, 20.6° high, 1,430 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.