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the moon's clingiest moment, swinging close enough to puff up tides and tempers

distanceRoughly 363,000 km, about 50,000 closer than apogee
supermoonA full moon at perigee looks 14% bigger
tidesPerigee aligns with full moon for towering spring tides
originGreek for near the Earth
not just moonAny Earth orbiter has its own perigee
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