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  2. Supermoon - Wikipedia

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    The supermoon of March 19, 2011 (right), compared to an average full moon of January 18, 2011 (left), as viewed from Earth. A full moon at perigee appears roughly 14% larger in diameter than at apogee. [17] Many observers insist that the Moon looks bigger to them. This is likely due to observations shortly after sunset when the Moon appears ...

  3. Ganymede (moon) - Wikipedia

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    With a diameter of about 5,270 kilometres (3,270 mi) and a mass of 1.48 × 10 20 tonnes (1.48 × 10 23 kg; 3.26 × 10 23 lb), Ganymede is the largest and most massive moon in the Solar System. [45] It is slightly more massive than the second most massive moon, Saturn's satellite Titan, and is more than

  4. Neith (crater) - Wikipedia

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    Neith crater is a crater on Jupiter's moon Ganymede, the largest moon in the solar system. Impact features like Neith have been called "penepalimpsests" by some investigators or "dome craters" by others and are considered to be transitional between craters and palimpsests. Palimpsests are bright, nearly circular patches that are believed to be ...

  5. The year’s biggest supermoon is set to illuminate the ... - AOL

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    The "Buck Moon" is set to rise July 13. It follows the "Strawberry Moon," which peaked on June 14. The year’s biggest supermoon is set to illuminate the sky on Wednesday

  6. July’s supermoon is the biggest of the year: Here's what you ...

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    The second supermoon of the year will be visible on Wednesday.

  7. Big Bertha (lunar sample) - Wikipedia

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    It was found in the Fra Mauro region of the Moon. Big Bertha is the first discovered meteorite from Earth, and the embedded meteorite portion is the oldest known Earth rock. At 8.998 kg (19.84 lb), this breccia rock is the third largest Moon sample returned during the Apollo program, behind Big Muley and Great Scott.

  8. 10 things in the universe so huge they'll blow your mind - AOL

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    From the biggest asteroid to the biggest black hole, check out some of the objects almost too big to imagine. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...

  9. Great Scott (lunar sample) - Wikipedia

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    It is named after mission commander David Scott, and it is the largest sample returned to Earth from the mission, as well as the most intensively studied. [1] It was collected by Scott on the rim of Hadley Rille, at station 9A. [2] Great Scott is currently stored at the Lunar Sample Laboratory Facility at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center.