southern hemisphere
noun
variants
or Southern Hemisphere
: the part of the earth that lies south of the equator
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As of Friday, both NASA and the European Space Agency predict the spacecraft to land somewhere between 52 N and 52 S latitude, which encompasses the majority of the northern and southern hemispheres.
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 10 May 2025
Split into northern and southern hemispheres, the celestial sphere containing the planets is overlaid with constellations and rotates to display the stars as viewed from Earth.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2025
Now, a couple of weeks after the autumnal equinox in the southern hemisphere, the Sun has set on the South Pole until September.
—ArsTechnica, 1 Apr. 2025
That far back, what would become Ohio would be somewhere in the southern hemisphere as part of a giant landmass called Rodinia.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 17 Feb. 2025
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 10 May 2025
Split into northern and southern hemispheres, the celestial sphere containing the planets is overlaid with constellations and rotates to display the stars as viewed from Earth.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2025
Now, a couple of weeks after the autumnal equinox in the southern hemisphere, the Sun has set on the South Pole until September.
—ArsTechnica, 1 Apr. 2025
That far back, what would become Ohio would be somewhere in the southern hemisphere as part of a giant landmass called Rodinia.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Southern hemisphere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/southern%20hemisphere. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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