'Super moon' wows stargazers
<p><span word="Stargazers">Stargazers</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="enjoyed">enjoyed</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exceptionally">exceptionally</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="moon">moon</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="dismissed">dismissed</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="astronomical">astronomical</span> <span word="phenomenon">phenomenon</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="disasters">disasters</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="over">over</span>-<span word="sized">sized</span> <span word="moon">moon</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rare">rare</span> <span word="coincidence">coincidence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="nearest">nearest</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="perigee">perigee</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="Yang">Yang</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Purple">Purple</span> <span word="Mountain">Mountain</span> <span word="Observatory">Observatory</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Academy">Academy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sciences">Sciences</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="moon">moon</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="every">every</span> 29 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="approaches">approaches</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="perigee">perigee</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="elliptical">elliptical</span> <span word="orbit">orbit</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="every">every</span> 28 <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="moon">moon</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="only">only</span> 357,000 <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span> <span word="at">at</span> 11:35 <span word="am">am</span>, 27,000 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="distance">distance</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="Sichao">Sichao</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="researcher">researcher</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="observatory">observatory</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="News">News</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="moon">moon</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> 16 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="bigger">bigger</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="normal">normal</span>," <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="farther">farther</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span> <span word="after">after</span> 11:35 <span word="am">am</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="enlarged">enlarged</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="moon">moon</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="March">March</span> 19 <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="as">as</span> 356,000 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="closest">closest</span> <span word="encounter">encounter</span> <span word="since">since</span> 1992.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> "<span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="super">super</span> <span word="moon">moon</span>" <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="discussion">discussion</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="Web">Web</span> <span word="users">users</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="earthquakes">earthquakes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="volcanoes">volcanoes</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="nearest">nearest</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="planet">planet</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="today">today</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span>. "<span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shape">shape</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="composition">composition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="slightly">slightly</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="geological">geological</span> <span word="changes">changes</span>."</p>
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