northern hemisphere
noun
variants
or Northern Hemisphere
: the half of the earth that lies north of the equator
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The Lyrids will be visible from across the northern hemisphere, meaning everyone in the United States should be able to catch a glimpse of the shooting stars—as long as the skies are clear.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
The find also suggests that dinosaurs roamed the northern hemisphere several million years earlier than previously thought.
—Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Leave a comment View Comments The formations have also provided insight into one of the biggest mysteries on Mars — why the planet has a marked boundary between the soaring highlands of its southern hemisphere and shallow plains in the northern hemisphere.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
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.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
The find also suggests that dinosaurs roamed the northern hemisphere several million years earlier than previously thought.
—Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Leave a comment View Comments The formations have also provided insight into one of the biggest mysteries on Mars — why the planet has a marked boundary between the soaring highlands of its southern hemisphere and shallow plains in the northern hemisphere.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
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.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Northern hemisphere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northern%20hemisphere. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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