Horizon view

Horizon from Walther W

32.8330° S, 2.5682° W · cell 23HCF

Highest horizon point
Walther W: 3.2° above the horizontal, 15.2 km away at azimuth 262°.
Farthest visible point
42.6 km away at azimuth 169°, 0.7° from the horizontal.
Observer
Eye 2 m above the ground, which is 1,148 m below the 1,737.4 km reference sphere.
Sun at the rendered time
The Sun is above the local horizon: 40.5° high at azimuth 59°, 37.8° above the skyline there. At 2026-10-22 16:42:21 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, 42.6 kmWalther W, 15.2 kmWalther W, 15.2 km31.3 km, +1,381 m21.8 km, +753 mSun 40.5° ↑
Vertical scale exaggerated 5x (horizontal 4 px per degree). Eye 2 m above the ground.Scroll sideways to turn; the middle faces 262°.

The Sun is above the local horizon: 40.5° high at azimuth 59°, 37.8° above the skyline there. At 2026-10-22 16:42:21 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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