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Recent Examples of equator
Both the Curiosity and Pathfinder rovers (respectively located above and below equator) have documented the atmospheric events.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Feb. 2025
As sunspots emerge on the sun's surface close to its equator, their orientations will match the old magnetic field, while sunspots forming closer to the poles will have a magnetic field matching the incoming magnetic orientation, French said.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2025
They were first spotted back in 1997 by NASA's Pathfinder mission from just north of Mars' equator.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 13 Feb. 2025
Saturn’s other moons orbit over its equator, so the material from this one would likely have wound up in a similar configuration as well.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2025
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Feb. 2025
As sunspots emerge on the sun's surface close to its equator, their orientations will match the old magnetic field, while sunspots forming closer to the poles will have a magnetic field matching the incoming magnetic orientation, French said.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2025
They were first spotted back in 1997 by NASA's Pathfinder mission from just north of Mars' equator.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 13 Feb. 2025
Saturn’s other moons orbit over its equator, so the material from this one would likely have wound up in a similar configuration as well.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for equator
Noun
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Key features: 10x magnification, 25mm objective lens diameter, non-removable glass solar filters, 5.7-degree angular field of view, 11.5 oz weight.—
Paul Brett,
Space.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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The steel case is 39.5mm in diameter with a lug-to-lug of 46mm, and thickness varies from 8.1mm to 9.8mm due to its curved profile.—
Bhanu Chopra,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The hotel must be under £500 pounds and within a five-mile radius of the tournament grounds.—
Matt Rybaltowski,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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The study researchers surveyed households within a 1.5-kilometer radius of the plant and those located between 1.5 and 2.5 km from it.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Baker cuts to conflicted close-ups of Igor, underscoring his pangs of conscience on the periphery of the plot.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2025
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The arcane pockets of China’s periphery where the Yi and other minorities live are typically China’s poorest regions, far from the gleaming skyscrapers and bustling ports of Shanghai and Shenzhen.—
Charlie Campbell,
TIME,
9 Jan. 2025
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This means going beyond traditional perimeter defenses and endpoint security.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Enemy forces launched an attack that penetrated the base perimeter.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Equator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equator. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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