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Aug. 30, 2023, one of the biggest and brightest moons of the year will rise. This full moon is referred to as a Blue Moon because it is the second of two full moons that fall in a calendar month. This blue moon was also a supermoon.This blue moon is also a Supermoon because it is exceptionally close to Earth (222,043 miles). The next time we’ll have a closer full Supermoon is November 5, 2025, when the moon lies 221,817 miles from Earth. (my birthday) A supermoon exceeds the disk size of an average-sized Moon by up to 8% and the brightness of an average-sized full Moon by some 16%. It is hard to perceive the difference in size, but a supermoon will appear brighter in the sky. A Supermoon can also cause higher tides than usual. This was unfortunate as meteorologist predicted higher waves and extensive damage during Hurricane Idalia, which ripped through Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina on Aug. 30 - 31. Blue supermoons are rare, occurring once every 10 years or so. There won’t be another blue supermoon until 2037. Tyco, a crater, is in the lower part of the visible Moon and has rays reaching out across the bottom. A dark halo encircles the crater. This dark stuff is glassy impact melt — indicating incredible energies released when the crater formed 109 million years ago. Another of the Moon’s ray craters is Copernicus, located just off to the left center of the visible moon. Its rays are stubby and faded compared with Tycho’s, and this is because rays are short-lived features that disappear over time. Since Copernicus is about eight times older than Tycho, its rays have had that much longer to fade away. Scientist once thought the dark spots on the moon were seas (Marias). But then discovered they are volcanic basins. They were created following ancient impacts billions of years ago. After the impacts, the craters filled with lava. Eventually, the lava cooled. These flat flood basalts formed smooth lunar maria. One of the most famous maria is the Sea of Tranquility. This was the landing site chosen by Apollo-11 in part because it was fairly smooth and level. |
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| Author | Carol VanHook |
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