Moon mountain named after NASA mathematician Melba Mouton

New at noon, a mountain on the moon now has a name that celebrates Black History Month in a special way. Scientists at NASA named the mountain near the moon's south pole, Mons Mutant. Mons, that's what mountains on a moon are called. Mutant after Melba Roy Mutant, who was a mathematician, computer programmer, and African American trailblazer at NASA starting back in 1959. NASA says she was instrumental in the success of the Apollo moon landing. The agency is planning to land a rover on that mountain as part of the Artemis program. At 19,000 feet, it's about as tall as Denali, the highest peak in North America.

And there's a movie about her as well.

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