April 17, the super moon will appear for the second time

The Chinese Central Science Institute recently announced that on the next April 17, the Moon and Earth will come together again, and the "Super Moon" will appear.

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This is the second time that the super moon appeared in 2011. This time, the distance between the Moon and the Earth is about 358,090 km, farther than the 'Super Moon' on March 19, 2011, only 1,513km. On the other hand, on April 17, the moon's day is right, so the brightness of the moon will be relatively large, about 20% higher than normal.

A well-known cosmic website, Life's Little Mysteries, also quoted a leading astrologer as saying the "super moon" phenomenon on April 17 could cause earthquakes and volcanoes.

Experts say the "super moon" only changes tide.(Photo: Sina)

However, experts from the International Astronomical Research Center and Australian astronomer David Reneke both deny this. They argue that the phenomenon of the super moon only causes tidal phenomena to drop deeper and higher, but nothing too unusual happens when the moon is at the closest point to the earth.

Previously, the world had witnessed the occurrence of 'super moon' in 1955, 1974, 1992 and 2005, with more frequent weather events.

The 'Super Moon' phenomenon on March 19, just eight days after the devastating tsunami in Japan, there are rumors that the 'super moon' phenomenon may be the next sign. According to earthquake and volcano warning. However, nothing unusual happened as speculation.