northern hemisphere
noun
variants
or Northern Hemisphere
: the half of the earth that lies north of the equator
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Jezero crater selected for Perseverance Since landing in 2021, the rover has been exploring Jezero Crater, an area in the planet's northern hemisphere that once was flooded with water and home to an ancient lake basin.
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Doyle Rice, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
The tropical zodiac begins at zero degrees of Aries — beginning at the spring equinox in the northern hemisphere — which is the exact moment the Sun crosses the celestial equator, moving from South to North.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Antares is among the brightest stars visible to the naked eye in the northern hemisphere and is often known as the 'heart of the scorpion', owing to its central position in the constellation Scorpius.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The winter solstice is the start of astronomical winter, when Earth's northern hemisphere is pointed the farthest away from the sun due to its tilted axis.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Doyle Rice, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
The tropical zodiac begins at zero degrees of Aries — beginning at the spring equinox in the northern hemisphere — which is the exact moment the Sun crosses the celestial equator, moving from South to North.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Antares is among the brightest stars visible to the naked eye in the northern hemisphere and is often known as the 'heart of the scorpion', owing to its central position in the constellation Scorpius.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The winter solstice is the start of astronomical winter, when Earth's northern hemisphere is pointed the farthest away from the sun due to its tilted axis.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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“Northern hemisphere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northern%20hemisphere. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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