Supermoon
The moon, or supermoon, is seen as it sets over the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on Monday, Nov. 14, 2016. A supermoon occurs when the moon’s orbit is closest (perigee) to Earth. Early Monday morning, the moon was the closest it has been to Earth since 1948 and it appeared 30 percent brighter and 14 percent bigger than the average monthly full moon. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
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NASA ID
NHQ201611140006
Date Created
November 14, 2016
Center
HQ
Media Type
image
Photographer
NASA/Aubrey Gemignani
Location
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
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