{"id":87073,"date":"2026-02-10T12:37:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T07:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=87073"},"modified":"2026-02-10T12:58:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T07:28:17","slug":"mons-mouton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/mons-mouton\/","title":{"rendered":"Mons Mouton"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Mons Mouton Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scientists from ISRO\u2019s Space Applications Centre (SAC) have identified a landing zone in the rugged south polar region of the Moon called Mons Mouton for India\u2019s first lunar sample return mission, Chandrayaan-4.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Mons Mouton<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mons Mouton is a mountain about <\/span><b>6,000 meters high located<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> near <\/span><b>the South Pole<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the Moon.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its peak is largely flat, which is favorable for landing.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is situated in the <\/span><b>South Circumpolar Region (SCR) of the Moon.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is officially named Mons Mouton after NASA mathematician and computer programmer <\/span><b>Melba Roy Mouton.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is believed to be positioned on the <\/span><b>rim of the South-Pole-Aitken basin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. (the largest and most ancient <\/span><b>impact basin on the Moon)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to scientists, this area is also important because it <\/span><b>receives sunlight for a long time.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Importance of Mons Mouton Area<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Mons Mouton area is of particular scientific interest because it <\/span><b>lies near permanently shadowed craters<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> believed to contain water-ice deposits.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Studying samples from this region could help scientists <\/span><b>better understand the Moon\u2019s<\/b> <b>geological history<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the distribution of lunar resources.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Radio communication<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with <\/span><b>Earth also remains clear from this region<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which prevents any major contact issues during the mission.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/science\/isro-identifies-site-for-chandrayaan-4-lander\/article70611017.ece#:~:text\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mons Mouton is a mountain about 6,000 meters high located near the South Pole of the Moon. 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