Horizon view
Horizon from Van Gent D
16.1005° N, 161.8049° E · cell 43QHV
- Highest horizon point
- Van Gent D: 12.2° above the horizontal, 18.0 km away at azimuth 94°.
- Farthest visible point
- 20.9 km away at azimuth 114°, 11.5° from the horizontal.
- Observer
- Eye 2 m above the ground, which is 1,574 m below the 1,737.4 km reference sphere.
- Sun at the rendered time
- The Sun is below the horizon: 31.0° under it at azimuth 278°. At 2026-10-22 13:30:16 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 94°.
The Sun is below the horizon: 31.0° under it at azimuth 278°. At 2026-10-22 13:30:16 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
- 94° Van Gent D, 18.0 km away, 12.2° high, 3,988 m above the ground here
- 352° Van Gent D, 17.1 km away, 10.1° high, 3,117 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.