Mons Mouton (site MMO01)

Artemis III candidate region · 85.42° S, 31.85° E

Mons Mouton (site MMO01) lies at 85.42° S, 31.85° E, 139.0 km from the Moon's south pole. Artemis III candidate region; candidate landing site MMO01 of Wueller et al. 2026, not a region centre.

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The next twelve months

Over the next twelve months, worked out by the Lunar Mission Browser from NASA's LOLA terrain, the Sun is up for a panel at ground level 71% of the time, and a Deep Space Network dish can talk to a lander here 53% of the time. The sunniest 30 days start on 17 Oct 2026, 100% sunlit.

30 days fromSunlitLink to EarthLongest night
17 Oct 2026100%46%none
16 Nov 2026100%52%none
16 Dec 2026100%56%none
15 Jan 202795%56%1.6 days
14 Feb 202752%57%9.0 days
16 Mar 202733%57%18.0 days
15 Apr 202729%52%18.9 days
15 May 202731%48%18.8 days
14 Jun 202741%48%9.4 days
14 Jul 202776%49%3.2 days
13 Aug 2027100%50%none
12 Sept 2027100%59%none

Sunlit: the Sun's disc above the skyline for a panel on the ground. Link: Earth above the skyline and the Moon at least 10° up at a Deep Space Network dish. Each row opens the browser on those 30 days, where a mast, another network or the elevation floor can be changed.

Facts

TypeArtemis III candidate region
Position85.4160° S, 31.8506° E
Distance from the pole139.0 km
Highest point on its skyline2.75° above the horizontal, at azimuth 323°

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