Horizon view

Horizon from Vaughan

41.4100° S, 171.8500° W · cell 2GBQ

Highest horizon point
Vaughan: 15.6° above the horizontal, 0.95 km away at azimuth 244°.
Farthest visible point
1.90 km away at azimuth 0°, 7.9° from the horizontal.
Observer
Eye 2 m above the ground, which is 4,292 m below the 1,737.4 km reference sphere.
Sun at the rendered time
The Sun is below the horizon: 39.2° under it at azimuth 221°. At 2026-10-22 16:15:46 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.
N30°60°E120°150°S210°240°W300°330°farthest visible, 1.90 kmVaughan, 0.95 kmSun -39.2° ↓
Vertical scale exaggerated 2x (horizontal 4 px per degree). Eye 2 m above the ground.Scroll sideways to turn; the middle faces 244°.

The Sun is below the horizon: 39.2° under it at azimuth 221°. At 2026-10-22 16:15:46 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

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.

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