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Media Invitation to the XXXI General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union
In August this year more than 1400 astronomers from more than 80 countries will head to Busan, South Korea, for the XXXI General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union (IAU). The meeting will take place from 2 to 11 August 2022 in a hybrid format, with hundreds more expected to join this assembly online. Alongside thousands of scientific presentations, there will also be numerous policy discussions and exciting media events. The IAU offers complimentary press registration to bona fide working journalists and public information officers.
New Name for Towering Lunar Mountain Approved
The Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) has approved an official name for a mesa-like lunar mountain that towers above the landscape carved by craters near the Moon’s south pole. This unique feature will now be referred to as Mons Mouton, after NASA mathematician and computer programmer Melba Roy Mouton (MOO-tawn).
  
 
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