Horizon view
Horizon from Winkler L
39.9649° N, 178.2467° W · cell 1SCJ
- Highest horizon point
- Winkler L: 10.8° above the horizontal, 14.2 km away at azimuth 283°.
- Farthest visible point
- 16.1 km away at azimuth 96°, 7.5° from the horizontal.
- Observer
- Eye 2 m above the ground, which is 298 m above the 1,737.4 km reference sphere.
- Sun at the rendered time
- The Sun is below the horizon: 38.3° under it at azimuth 309°. At 2026-10-22 13:49:17 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 283°.
The Sun is below the horizon: 38.3° under it at azimuth 309°. At 2026-10-22 13:49:17 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
- 283° Winkler L, 14.2 km away, 10.8° high, 2,766 m above the ground here
- 38° Winkler L, 15.2 km away, 10.6° high, 2,904 m above the ground here
- 150° Winkler L, 15.2 km away, 10.5° high, 2,882 m above the ground here
- 65° Winkler L, 15.2 km away, 10.3° high, 2,830 m above the ground here
- 342° Winkler L, 16.1 km away, 9.7° high, 2,845 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.