Horizon view
Horizon from Tikhomirov X
27.1617° N, 160.5524° E · cell 43RFN
- Highest horizon point
- Tikhomirov X: 15.5° above the horizontal, 11.4 km away at azimuth 78°.
- Farthest visible point
- 16.1 km away at azimuth 260°, 7.9° from the horizontal.
- Observer
- Eye 2 m above the ground, which is 2,044 m below the 1,737.4 km reference sphere.
- Sun at the rendered time
- The Sun is below the horizon: 27.8° under it at azimuth 284°. At 2026-10-22 13:45:07 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.
Vertical scale exaggerated 2x (horizontal 4 px per degree). Eye 2 m above the ground.Scroll sideways to turn; the middle faces 78°.
The Sun is below the horizon: 27.8° under it at azimuth 284°. At 2026-10-22 13:45:07 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
- 78° Tikhomirov X, 11.4 km away, 15.5° high, 3,195 m above the ground here
- 299° Tikhomirov X, 11.4 km away, 12.5° high, 2,567 m above the ground here
- 183° Tikhomirov X, 11.4 km away, 12.2° high, 2,497 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.