Horizon view
Horizon from Xenophanes L
54.8065° N, 78.5388° W · cell 13UGG
- Highest horizon point
- Xenophanes L: 6.6° above the horizontal, 10.4 km away at azimuth 236°.
- Farthest visible point
- 23.7 km away at azimuth 139°, 1.9° from the horizontal.
- Observer
- Eye 2 m above the ground, which is 1,207 m below the 1,737.4 km reference sphere.
- Sun at the rendered time
- The Sun is below the horizon: 15.8° under it at azimuth 69°. At 2026-10-22 18:05:01 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 5x (horizontal 4 px per degree). Eye 2 m above the ground.Scroll sideways to turn; the middle faces 236°.
The Sun is below the horizon: 15.8° under it at azimuth 69°. At 2026-10-22 18:05:01 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
- 236° Xenophanes L, 10.4 km away, 6.6° high, 1,247 m above the ground here
- 13° Xenophanes L, 10.4 km away, 3.6° high, 683 m above the ground here
- 116° Xenophanes L, 10.4 km away, 2.6° high, 507 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.