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super moon is much closer to the earth than the normal one.it also looks larger due to this

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What is the difference between a harvest moon and a super moon?

A harvest moon is a full moon that occurs closest to the autumn equinox. A super moon is a full moon that occurs when the moon"s elliptical orbit brings closest to the earth. A super moon appears larger than usual.


What is the difference between a person's weight on the earth and on the moon?

The difference between a person's weight on the earth and on the moon has to due with the difference between mass and weight. Mass is a measure of the amount of matter and weight is the pull of gravity on that mass. Gravity on the moon is about 83% that on earth, so if you weigh 100 lbs on earth, you will weigh approximately 17 lbs on the moon.


What is the difference between the Luna rover and the moon buggy?

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What is the difference between the gravitational attraction of objects on earth and objects on the moon?

the difference between the gravitational pull on th eearth and moon is 1/6th. The gravitational pull on the earth is 6 times more than the garvitational pull of the moon. If some one weighs 36 kgs on earth then the weight on moon will be 6 kgs.


What is the real name of the super moon?

The so-called super moon is properly called a Perigee Moon.The so-called super moon is properly called a Perigee Moon.The so-called super moon is properly called a Perigee Moon.The so-called super moon is properly called a Perigee Moon.The so-called super moon is properly called a Perigee Moon.The so-called super moon is properly called a Perigee Moon.The so-called super moon is properly called a Perigee Moon.The so-called super moon is properly called a Perigee Moon.The so-called super moon is properly called a Perigee Moon.

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What is the difference between full moon and normal moon?

there is no normal moon. there are different names for the different sized moons, like fullmoon, half moon ect .


What is the difference between moon and Moon?

it is called the moon light Theonmena


What is the difference between the Earth's atmosphere and the Moon's atmosphere?

The difference is that the earth has one and the moon doesn't.


Can you tell the difference between a lunar eclipse and the normal phrases of the moon?

Definitely. First as the Moon passes through the Prenumbra of the Earth it will darken. Then as it goes through the Umbra it will become a copperish red.


What is the difference between a harvest moon and a super moon?

A harvest moon is a full moon that occurs closest to the autumn equinox. A super moon is a full moon that occurs when the moon"s elliptical orbit brings closest to the earth. A super moon appears larger than usual.


How much does the moon look in the sky during the super moon?

The difference is hard to notice without special instruments. The distance to the Moon at periapsis is about 363,000 km; at apoapsis the distance is about 405,000 km - a difference of about 12%. That will also be the apparent difference in size.


How does the sky look during a lunar eclipse?

Normal, the only difference is the moon is red.


What is the Difference between moon and earths size?

earth is bigger than the moon


What is the difference between the moon that goes around the earth and Saturn moon titan?

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What is the difference between a person's weight on the earth and on the moon?

The difference between a person's weight on the earth and on the moon has to due with the difference between mass and weight. Mass is a measure of the amount of matter and weight is the pull of gravity on that mass. Gravity on the moon is about 83% that on earth, so if you weigh 100 lbs on earth, you will weigh approximately 17 lbs on the moon.


What is the difference between TIMING OF low and high tides and why?

the moon


How exactly does a super moon occur?

In simple terms - its the orbit of the moon bringing it closest to the earth during the new moon phase. This means the moon's disc appears considerably larger than 'normal'