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March 19 'Supermoon' May Cause Moonquakes, Scientist Says
foxnews.com ^ | March 12, 2011 | Loren Grush

Posted on 03/13/2011 8:45:01 AM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!

There’s a supermoon on the rise next week. And according to Internet buzz, it’ll bring a scary surge in natural disasters around the globe.

No way, Jose: Numerous scientists have reassured the public that there's absolutely no correlation between disturbances on Earth and this rare lunar phase.

But the moon itself? That's another story.

On March 19, Earth’s satellite will be at its closest point to our planet in 18 years -- a mere 356,577 kilometers away. The event -- also called a lunar perigee -- was dubbed a "supermoon" by astrologer Richard Nolle back in the 1970s. The term is used to describe a new or full moon at 90% or more of its closest orbit to Earth. Next week, it will be at 100%.

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TOPICS: Astronomy; Science
KEYWORDS: catastrophism; march19moonquakes; scientist; supermoon
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To: JRandomFreeper

All of the equipment placed by the landing crew were all shut off in1977. The only thing working are the laser ranging devices because need no power.


61 posted on 03/13/2011 1:42:54 PM PDT by NCC-1701 (Impeach the Kenyan usurper. This administration is unConitutional. Show us the long form.)
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To: VanDeKoik

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62 posted on 03/13/2011 1:44:10 PM PDT by ConservativeMan55
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To: SunkenCiv
Oh, wait, “moonquakes”. Different story.

I thought "mooncakes", which immediately led me to:


63 posted on 03/13/2011 3:41:02 PM PDT by Dr. Sheldon Cooper (I'm not insane, my mother had me tested!)
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To: Dr. Sheldon Cooper

That reminds me, when I was younger, I was convinced that Mister T was related to Mister Coffee.


64 posted on 03/13/2011 5:59:58 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (The 2nd Amendment follows right behind the 1st because some people are hard of hearing.)
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To: SunkenCiv
That reminds me, when I was younger, I was convinced that Mister T was related to Mister Coffee.

Linguistic linkage made at an early age is quite powerful. Be careful of stack overflows.


65 posted on 03/13/2011 6:42:01 PM PDT by Dr. Sheldon Cooper (I'm not insane, my mother had me tested!)
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