SuperMoon Phenomena 2011- Pictures & Video

on Monday, March 21, 2011


Lincoln Memorial in Washington.(c) NASA
-A perigee syzygy of the Earth Moon Sun system or "supermoon" is a full or new moon that coincides with a close approach by the Moon to the Earth.

-The Moon's distance varies each month between approximately 357,000 kilometers (222,000 mi) and 406,000 km (252,000 mi) due to its elliptical orbit around the Earth (distances given are center-to-center)


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