Horizon view
Horizon from Van de Graaff Q
27.6191° S, 171.3591° E · cell 44JJM
- Highest horizon point
- Van de Graaff: 16.8° above the horizontal, 6.63 km away at azimuth 347°.
- Farthest visible point
- 7.58 km away at azimuth 45°, 12.0° from the horizontal.
- Observer
- Eye 2 m above the ground, which is 5,669 m below the 1,737.4 km reference sphere.
- Sun at the rendered time
- The Sun is below the horizon: 35.3° under it at azimuth 246°. At 2026-10-22 13:44:56 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 347°.
The Sun is below the horizon: 35.3° under it at azimuth 246°. At 2026-10-22 13:44:56 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
- 347° Van de Graaff, 6.63 km away, 16.8° high, 2,007 m above the ground here
- 72° Van de Graaff, 6.63 km away, 15.0° high, 1,786 m above the ground here
- 137° Van de Graaff, 6.63 km away, 14.9° high, 1,770 m above the ground here
- 109° Van de Graaff, 6.63 km away, 14.7° high, 1,754 m above the ground here
- 206° Van de Graaff, 7.58 km away, 14.7° high, 2,006 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.