Horizon view
Horizon from Winkler
42.2285° N, 178.8083° W · cell 1TCM
- Highest horizon point
- Winkler: 17.9° above the horizontal, 7.58 km away at azimuth 10°.
- Farthest visible point
- 16.1 km away at azimuth 75°, 11.2° from the horizontal.
- Observer
- Eye 2 m above the ground, which is 375 m below the 1,737.4 km reference sphere.
- Sun at the rendered time
- The Sun is below the horizon: 36.2° under it at azimuth 309°. At 2026-10-22 12:43:07 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.
True vertical scale (horizontal 4 px per degree). Eye 2 m above the ground.Scroll sideways to turn; the middle faces 10°.
The Sun is below the horizon: 36.2° under it at azimuth 309°. At 2026-10-22 12:43:07 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
- 10° Winkler, 7.58 km away, 17.9° high, 2,477 m above the ground here
- 214° Winkler, 9.48 km away, 17.7° high, 3,052 m above the ground here
- 108° Winkler, 13.3 km away, 12.9° high, 3,092 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.