A super full moon on March 19, 2011. Passaic, New Jersey, USA. The moon's orbit is closest to the earth in this occurrence.

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A super full moon on March 19, 2011. Passaic, New Jersey, USA. According to NASA, a super full moon or perigee moon occurs approximately every 18 years and are about 14% bigger and 30% brighter than lesser moons that occur on the apogee side of the Moon's orbit. The moon's orbit is closest to the earth in this occurrence.

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Location: Passaic, NJ, USA
Photo credit: © John Van Decker / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: astronomy, earth, full, galaxy, moon, moons, nasa, perigee, planet, planets, program, space, super