Horizon view

Horizon from Spencer Jones Q

11.7260° N, 164.7909° E · cell 44PBV

Highest horizon point
Spencer Jones Q: 18.7° above the horizontal, 6.63 km away at azimuth 298°.
Farthest visible point
8.53 km away at azimuth 243°, 18.0° from the horizontal.
Observer
Eye 2 m above the ground, which is 2,127 m above the 1,737.4 km reference sphere.
Sun at the rendered time
The Sun is below the horizon: 36.7° under it at azimuth 277°. At 2026-10-22 18:05:00 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, 8.53 kmSpencer Jones Q, 6.63 kmSun -36.7° ↓
True vertical scale (horizontal 4 px per degree). Eye 2 m above the ground.Scroll sideways to turn; the middle faces 298°.

The Sun is below the horizon: 36.7° under it at azimuth 277°. At 2026-10-22 18:05:00 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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