Horizon view
Horizon from Xenophanes K
58.6969° N, 84.5563° W · cell 12VHB
- Highest horizon point
- Xenophanes K: 17.7° above the horizontal, 4.74 km away at azimuth 255°.
- Farthest visible point
- 7.58 km away at azimuth 54°, 11.5° from the horizontal.
- Observer
- Eye 2 m above the ground, which is 2,264 m below the 1,737.4 km reference sphere.
- Sun at the rendered time
- The Sun is below the horizon: 17.2° under it at azimuth 63°. At 2026-10-22 18:05:00 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 255°.
The Sun is below the horizon: 17.2° under it at azimuth 63°. At 2026-10-22 18:05:00 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
- 255° Xenophanes K, 4.74 km away, 17.7° high, 1,522 m above the ground here
- 354° Xenophanes K, 5.69 km away, 16.7° high, 1,718 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.