equator
Example Sentences
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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
"England was also slightly closer to the equator, meaning that it received more heat from the Sun year round."
From Science Daily
In the High North, satellites orbiting the equator can often be obscured by the curvature of the Earth, meaning fewer visible satellites than elsewhere on the planet.
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