Horizon view

Horizon from Wrottesley B

24.9710° S, 56.8717° E · cell 30JFV

Highest horizon point
Wrottesley B: 13.8° above the horizontal, 1.90 km away at azimuth 339°.
Farthest visible point
96.7 km away at azimuth 225°, -1.3° from the horizontal.
Observer
Eye 2 m above the ground, which is 182 m above the 1,737.4 km reference sphere.
Sun at the rendered time
The Sun is above the local horizon: 60.2° high at azimuth 319°, 47.9° above the skyline there. At 2026-10-22 17:09:21 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, 96.7 kmWrottesley B, 1.90 kmWrottesley B, 5.69 kmSun 60.2° ↑
Vertical scale exaggerated 2x (horizontal 4 px per degree). Eye 2 m above the ground.Scroll sideways to turn; the middle faces 339°.

The Sun is above the local horizon: 60.2° high at azimuth 319°, 47.9° above the skyline there. At 2026-10-22 17:09:21 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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