Horizon view
Horizon from Tikhomirov K
21.3095° N, 163.9524° E · cell 43QKF
- Highest horizon point
- Tikhomirov K: 13.5° above the horizontal, 11.4 km away at azimuth 41°.
- Farthest visible point
- 12.3 km away at azimuth 6°, 12.3° from the horizontal.
- Observer
- Eye 2 m above the ground, which is 504 m above the 1,737.4 km reference sphere.
- Sun at the rendered time
- The Sun is below the horizon: 33.1° under it at azimuth 283°. At 2026-10-22 15:38:50 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 41°.
The Sun is below the horizon: 33.1° under it at azimuth 283°. At 2026-10-22 15:38:50 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
- 41° Tikhomirov K, 11.4 km away, 13.5° high, 2,774 m above the ground here
- 188° Tikhomirov K, 10.4 km away, 13.1° high, 2,467 m above the ground here
- 244° Tikhomirov K, 11.4 km away, 12.6° high, 2,580 m above the ground here
- 77° Tikhomirov K, 11.4 km away, 12.4° high, 2,542 m above the ground here
- 295° Tikhomirov K, 11.4 km away, 12.4° high, 2,536 m above the ground here
- 138° Tikhomirov K, 11.4 km away, 12.2° high, 2,509 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.