Horizon view
Horizon from Wilhelm W
42.5995° S, 20.3803° W · cell 20GJP
- Highest horizon point
- Wilhelm: 11.0° above the horizontal, 2.84 km away at azimuth 128°.
- Farthest visible point
- 37.0 km away at azimuth 345°, 3.6° from the horizontal.
- Observer
- Eye 2 m above the ground, which is 2,364 m below the 1,737.4 km reference sphere.
- Sun at the rendered time
- The Sun is above the local horizon: 22.4° high at azimuth 70°, 14.7° above the skyline there. At 2026-10-22 13:31:17 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 3x (horizontal 4 px per degree). Eye 2 m above the ground.Scroll sideways to turn; the middle faces 128°.
The Sun is above the local horizon: 22.4° high at azimuth 70°, 14.7° above the skyline there. At 2026-10-22 13:31:17 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
- 128° Wilhelm, 2.84 km away, 11.0° high, 557 m above the ground here
- 265° Wilhelm, 1.90 km away, 6.8° high, 229 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.