Uploaded February 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Scientists recently named a mesa-like lunar mountain that towers above the landscape carved by craters near the Moon’s South Pole. This unique feature will now be referred to as “Mons Mouton,” after NASA mathematician and computer programmer Melba Roy Mouton.
Learn more: nasa.gov/feature/ames/moon-mountain-name-honors-nasa-mathematician-melba-mouton
Credit: NASA/Ames Research Center
This video can be downloaded from the NASA Image and Video Library at: images.nasa.gov/details-ARC-20230215-AAV3458-VIPER-MonsMouton-1080
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Scientists recently named a mesa-like lunar mountain that towers above the landscape carved by craters near the Moon’s South Pole. This unique feature will now be referred to as “Mons Mouton,” after NASA mathematician and computer programmer Melba Roy Mouton.
Learn more: nasa.gov/feature/ames/moon-mountain-name-honors-nasa-mathematician-melba-mouton
Credit: NASA/Ames Research Center
This video can be downloaded from the NASA Image and Video Library at: images.nasa.gov/details-ARC-20230215-AAV3458-VIPER-MonsMouton-1080
Music Provided by Universal Production Music: Everything is Possible by Magnum Opus.
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