Horizon view
Horizon from Van Gent
15.4217° N, 160.2707° E · cell 43PFU
- Highest horizon point
- Van Gent: 13.4° above the horizontal, 0.95 km away at azimuth 327°.
- Farthest visible point
- 30.3 km away at azimuth 52°, 6.6° from the horizontal.
- Observer
- Eye 2 m above the ground, which is 3,335 m below the 1,737.4 km reference sphere.
- Sun at the rendered time
- The Sun is below the horizon: 32.4° under it at azimuth 278°. At 2026-10-22 19:04:47 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 327°.
The Sun is below the horizon: 32.4° under it at azimuth 278°. At 2026-10-22 19:04:47 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
- 327° Van Gent, 0.95 km away, 13.4° high, 228 m above the ground here
- 101° Van Gent, 22.7 km away, 10.4° high, 4,342 m above the ground here
- 201° Van Gent, 22.7 km away, 8.5° high, 3,541 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.