Science | moon Scenes From the 'Supermoon' Extra-full moon put on a pretty good show around the world By Polly Davis Doig Posted Mar 20, 2011 11:10 AM CDT Copied The full moon rises near the Lincoln Memorial, Saturday evening March 19, 2011, in Washington. The full moon tonight is called a "Super Perigee Moon" since it is at it's closest to Earth in 2011. (AP Photo/NASA - Bill Ingalls) See 13 more photos For those stuck under cloud cover, or those of us who grumpily didn't think it looked that different, last night's "supermoon" yielded some pretty spectacular images from around the world—including moonrise over Libya. Click through the gallery, and for even more images, go to Space.com's gallery. Read These Next GOP Sen. Tillis suggests Pete Hegseth is 'out of his depth.' Los Angeles tunnel collapses with workers inside. He's an American hero—and an undocumented immigrant. Missing teen surfer found alive on uninhabited island. Report an error