Horizon view

Horizon from Snellius D

28.7128° S, 51.4591° E · cell 29JJL

Highest horizon point
Snellius D: 25.4° above the horizontal, 3.79 km away at azimuth 190°.
Farthest visible point
23.7 km away at azimuth 350°, 5.7° from the horizontal.
Observer
Eye 2 m above the ground, which is 2,609 m below the 1,737.4 km reference sphere.
Sun at the rendered time
The Sun is above the local horizon: 59.1° high at azimuth 329°, 53.6° above the skyline there. At 2026-10-22 20:27:07 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, 23.7 kmSnellius D, 3.79 kmSnellius D, 3.79 kmSun 59.1° ↑
True vertical scale (horizontal 4 px per degree). Eye 2 m above the ground.Scroll sideways to turn; the middle faces 190°.

The Sun is above the local horizon: 59.1° high at azimuth 329°, 53.6° above the skyline there. At 2026-10-22 20:27:07 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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