Horizon view
Horizon from Zhukovskiy W
9.7073° N, 170.4709° W · cell 2PCS
- Highest horizon point
- Zhukovskiy W: 11.3° above the horizontal, 15.2 km away at azimuth 98°.
- Farthest visible point
- 17.1 km away at azimuth 280°, 6.5° from the horizontal.
- Observer
- Eye 2 m above the ground, which is 3,455 m above the 1,737.4 km reference sphere.
- Sun at the rendered time
- The Sun is below the horizon: 60.7° under it at azimuth 285°. At 2026-10-22 17:28:48 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 98°.
The Sun is below the horizon: 60.7° under it at azimuth 285°. At 2026-10-22 17:28:48 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
- 98° Zhukovskiy W, 15.2 km away, 11.3° high, 3,115 m above the ground here
- 321° Zhukovskiy W, 15.2 km away, 8.1° high, 2,225 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.