equator
Example Sentences
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Kourou's position close to the equator on the South American continent has some launch advantages, but European-built rockets must be shipped thousands of kilometres then reassembled, adding to logistical challenges.
From BBC
The atmosphere provides almost no oxygen, and while temperatures can reach 70°F, that’s only at the equator, at noon, in summer.
Researchers from Rice University used a climate model modified for Mars to explore whether lakes could have survived in places such as Gale Crater near the planet's equator.
From Science Daily
These are determined by Earth's tilt and the sun's position over the equator.
From BBC
Given this was hundreds of millions of years ago, Scotland bore no resemblance to the land it is today, instead being located near the equator.
From BBC
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