Science and Exploration

Supermoon

By Marc Boucher
Status Report
August 11, 2014
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Supermoon
Supermoon
NASA/Bill Ingalls

A perigree full moon or supermoon is seen, Sunday, August 10, 2014, in Washington. A supermoon occurs when the moon’s orbit is closest (perigee) to Earth at the same time it is full.

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