A mountain near the Moon's south pole has been named for a NASA mathematician who helped design trajectories and track Earth-orbital satellites and the Apollo spacecraft.
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/ames/moon-mountain-name-honors-nasa-mathematician-melba-mouton

#IAU #MonsMouton #Moon

Mondberg nach Pionierin der NASA-Bahnberechnungen benannt. Melba Mouton war in den 1960er Jahren eine der "menschlichen Computer" der Raumfahrt. #Mond #MonsMouton #NASA
https://www.scinexx.de/news/kosmos/mondberg-nach-pionierin-der-nasa-bahnberechnungen-benannt/

The landing site for a NASA lunar rover mission has a new name. #NASA said the mesa-like mountain where its #VIPER rover will land in late 2024 is now called #MonsMouton after NASA mathematician and computer programmer Melba Roy Mouton. She worked at NASA from 1959 to 1973. Mons Mouton, about the size of Delaware, is believed to be significantly older than its surroundings and may harbor water ice deposits.

https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/mouton_2.png

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🌖The mountain on @NASAMoon where the #VIPER mission will land and rove has been given the name #MonsMouton after the trailblazing mathematician Melba Mouton. https://www.nasa.gov/feature/ames/moon-mountain-name-honors-nasa-mathematician-melba-mouton