Horizon view
Horizon from Xenophanes M
54.8019° N, 79.6214° W · cell 13UFG
- Highest horizon point
- Xenophanes M: 18.2° above the horizontal, 3.79 km away at azimuth 273°.
- Farthest visible point
- 3.79 km away at azimuth 5°, 13.2° from the horizontal.
- Observer
- Eye 2 m above the ground, which is 1,274 m below the 1,737.4 km reference sphere.
- Sun at the rendered time
- The Sun is below the horizon: 16.4° under it at azimuth 68°. At 2026-10-22 18:04:59 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 273°.
The Sun is below the horizon: 16.4° under it at azimuth 68°. At 2026-10-22 18:04:59 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
- 273° Xenophanes M, 3.79 km away, 18.2° high, 1,249 m above the ground here
- 132° Xenophanes M, 3.79 km away, 16.9° high, 1,154 m above the ground here
- 33° Xenophanes M, 3.79 km away, 13.9° high, 944 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.