And NASA’s VIPER mission will visit Mons Mouton on the Moon, named for NASA mathematician and programmer Melba Roy Mouton. Mouton was a “human computer” and head programmer of a team that helped NASA track spacecraft in orbit. https://www.nasa.gov/feature/ames/moon-mountain-name-honors-nasa-mathematician-melba-mouton/
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Moon Mountain Name Honors NASA Mathematician Melba Mouton
Scientists recently named a mesa-like lunar mountain that towers above the landscape carved by craters near the Moon’s South Pole.Rachel Hoover (NASA)
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