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The super worm gets up on Manhattan (Gary Hershorn / FOX News)
Skygazers take advantage of the 'full worm supermoon', the third and last supermoon of 2019.
Photographers from around the world have captured beautiful images of the supersize moon.
The full moon of March has been dubbed the "full worm moon" by Native Americans, because it occurs at a time of year when the soil is softening, and earthworm casts (worm manure) begin to reappear, according to the almanac of the Old Farmer.
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Supermons occur when the moon's elliptical orbit brings it to the closest point to the Earth while the moon is full. The moon became a "super moon" on March 19, when it was 223,308 miles from Earth.
The last supermoon of 2019 rises behind the Statue of Liberty in New York, United States, on March 20, 2019.
(Photo by Atilgan Ozdil / Anadolu Agency / Getty Images)
The phrase was invented in 1979, according to NASA. "When a full moon appears at the perigee [its closest point to Earth] it's slightly brighter and bigger than a normal full moon, and that's where a "super moon" is, says the space agency on its website.
The moon will fill at 21:43 ET on March 20, according to EarthSky. This year, the full moon is less than four hours after the March equinox, which marks the beginning of spring in the northern hemisphere.
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Space.com reports that the moon has appeared full since March 19th.
The moon sets on the Dorchester district in Boston early in the morning of March 20, 2019.
(Photo by Craig F. Walker / The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
The heavenly event follows the February "snow super-moon" and January's beautiful "moon eclipse".
The Moon was closer to Earth during the supermoons of 21 January 2019 and 19 February 2019, respectively at 222,043 and 221,681 miles. The average distance between the Earth and the Moon is 238,855 miles, according to Space.com.
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July 20, 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the landing of the moon on Apollo 11 and the Earth's natural satellite continues to fascinate.
A watchtower, on the left, and the Antenna Hungaria television tower on top of Karancs mountain are suspended from the rising moon, seen from the village of Karancskeszi, 128 km northeast of Budapest, Hungary, on Wednesday. March 2019.
(Peter Komka / MTI via AP)
Earlier this year, for example, China became the first country to successfully land on a satellite located on the other side of the moon.
The unmanned Israeli spacecraft Beresheet was recently launched from Cape Canaveral Air Base for a historic mission on the Moon. Beresheet, which is the Hebrew word for "begin," is expected to land on the lunar surface on April 11. The spacecraft will also be the first private mission to reach the Moon.
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A sculpture cuts out on the full moon in Brussels, Wednesday 20 March 2019. (AP Photo / Francisco Seco)
The United States is the only country to have placed astronauts on the moon, which was done recently in December 1972 during the Apollo 17 mission. Only 12 men, all Americans, have walked the lunar ground.
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The Trump administration cited lunar missions as a key part of NASA's 2019 budget. President Donald Trump wants American astronauts to return to the moon as a base for future Mars missions.
Associated Press contributed to this article.
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