Horizon view
Horizon from Van Gent X
16.3442° N, 159.6339° E · cell 43QEV
- Highest horizon point
- Van Gent X: 13.4° above the horizontal, 17.1 km away at azimuth 3°.
- Farthest visible point
- 19.9 km away at azimuth 191°, 8.8° from the horizontal.
- Observer
- Eye 2 m above the ground, which is 3,398 m below the 1,737.4 km reference sphere.
- Sun at the rendered time
- The Sun is below the horizon: 28.9° under it at azimuth 278°. At 2026-10-22 13:31:11 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 3°.
The Sun is below the horizon: 28.9° under it at azimuth 278°. At 2026-10-22 13:31:11 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
- 3° Van Gent X, 17.1 km away, 13.4° high, 4,137 m above the ground here
- 323° Van Gent X, 18.9 km away, 13.0° high, 4,482 m above the ground here
- 276° Van Gent X, 18.9 km away, 12.8° high, 4,422 m above the ground here
- 90° Van Gent X, 17.1 km away, 11.1° high, 3,421 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.