Horizon view
Horizon from Taruntius S
4.8477° N, 42.3535° E · cell 28NHF
- Highest horizon point
- Taruntius S: 12.9° above the horizontal, 0.95 km away at azimuth 27°.
- Farthest visible point
- 2.84 km away at azimuth 85°, 8.5° from the horizontal.
- Observer
- Eye 2 m above the ground, which is 1,608 m below the 1,737.4 km reference sphere.
- Sun at the rendered time
- The Sun is above the local horizon: 83.1° high at azimuth 206°, 71.6° above the skyline there. At 2026-10-22 14:33:37 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 27°.
The Sun is above the local horizon: 83.1° high at azimuth 206°, 71.6° above the skyline there. At 2026-10-22 14:33:37 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
- 27° Taruntius S, 0.95 km away, 12.9° high, 219 m above the ground here
- 170° Taruntius S, 1.90 km away, 12.0° high, 407 m above the ground here
- 340° Taruntius S, 1.90 km away, 11.3° high, 381 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.