Horizon view
Horizon from Van de Graaff M
30.4694° S, 171.6564° E · cell 44JJJ
- Highest horizon point
- Van de Graaff M: 15.6° above the horizontal, 7.58 km away at azimuth 121°.
- Farthest visible point
- 10.4 km away at azimuth 44°, 10.9° from the horizontal.
- Observer
- Eye 2 m above the ground, which is 2,845 m below the 1,737.4 km reference sphere.
- Sun at the rendered time
- The Sun is below the horizon: 34.3° under it at azimuth 244°. At 2026-10-22 13:44:51 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 121°.
The Sun is below the horizon: 34.3° under it at azimuth 244°. At 2026-10-22 13:44:51 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
- 121° Van de Graaff M, 7.58 km away, 15.6° high, 2,129 m above the ground here
- 244° Van de Graaff M, 8.53 km away, 14.9° high, 2,295 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.