Mons Mouton Plateau lies at 84.30° S, 30.60° E, 172.8 km from the Moon's south pole. Artemis III candidate region; LROC mosaic centre.
Plan a landing here Stand there in 3DOver 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 26% of the time, and a Deep Space Network dish can talk to a lander here 65% of the time. The sunniest 30 days start on 14 Nov 2026, 36% sunlit.
| 30 days from | Sunlit | Link to Earth | Longest night |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | 35% | 59% | 13.5 days |
| 14 Nov 2026 | 36% | 65% | 13.8 days |
| 14 Dec 2026 | 32% | 67% | 15.3 days |
| 13 Jan 2027 | 27% | 67% | 16.5 days |
| 12 Feb 2027 | 23% | 68% | 17.3 days |
| 14 Mar 2027 | 20% | 69% | 18.1 days |
| 13 Apr 2027 | 18% | 69% | 18.7 days |
| 13 May 2027 | 18% | 66% | 19.2 days |
| 12 Jun 2027 | 20% | 59% | 19.6 days |
| 12 Jul 2027 | 22% | 60% | 19.8 days |
| 11 Aug 2027 | 26% | 60% | 19.9 days |
| 10 Sept 2027 | 31% | 70% | 19.3 days |
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.
| Type | Artemis III candidate region |
| Position | 84.3000° S, 30.6000° E |
| Distance from the pole | 172.8 km |
| Highest point on its skyline | 7.41° above the horizontal, at azimuth 53° |