northern hemisphere
noun
variants
or Northern Hemisphere
: the half of the earth that lies north of the equator
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Informed by models of oceans on Earth, California Institute of Technology geologists Abdallah Zaki and Michael Lamb studied topographic data of Mars taken by orbiters to find a flat band of land like a continental shelf, suggesting an ocean once roiled in the Martian northern hemisphere.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
The European Space Agency’s rover Rosalind Franklin, expected to launch in late 2028 for a landing on Mars in 2030, will explore the northern hemisphere with the ability to probe both the surface and underground.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
In the northern hemisphere, look toward the western horizon after sunset in spring and the eastern horizon before sunrise in fall.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
For the first five years of the Cassini mission around Saturn, the north pole of the planet was not visible, as the northern hemisphere of Saturn was still experiencing winter on that planet.
—Big Think, 15 Apr. 2026
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
The European Space Agency’s rover Rosalind Franklin, expected to launch in late 2028 for a landing on Mars in 2030, will explore the northern hemisphere with the ability to probe both the surface and underground.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
In the northern hemisphere, look toward the western horizon after sunset in spring and the eastern horizon before sunrise in fall.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
For the first five years of the Cassini mission around Saturn, the north pole of the planet was not visible, as the northern hemisphere of Saturn was still experiencing winter on that planet.
—Big Think, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Northern hemisphere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northern%20hemisphere. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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