northern hemisphere
noun
variants
or Northern Hemisphere
: the half of the earth that lies north of the equator
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If all goes according to plan, the rover will touch down in 2030 in Oxia Planum, a plain in the northern hemisphere of Mars that harbors evidence of past water activity.
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Mike Wall, Space.com, 2 Apr. 2025
His relationships with cricket administrators in the Caribbean and England will be key amid a clash of seasons in the northern hemisphere.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Related article Underground reservoir on Mars could fill oceans on the planet’s surface, study finds
Viking’s images showcased what appeared to be a shoreline in the northern hemisphere.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
One such formation, Utopia Planitia, a large plain in Mars’s northern hemisphere, was selected as the landing site for Zhurong, which touched down on Mars on May 15, 2021.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025
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Mike Wall, Space.com, 2 Apr. 2025
His relationships with cricket administrators in the Caribbean and England will be key amid a clash of seasons in the northern hemisphere.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Related article Underground reservoir on Mars could fill oceans on the planet’s surface, study finds
Viking’s images showcased what appeared to be a shoreline in the northern hemisphere.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
One such formation, Utopia Planitia, a large plain in Mars’s northern hemisphere, was selected as the landing site for Zhurong, which touched down on Mars on May 15, 2021.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Northern hemisphere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northern%20hemisphere. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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