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NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The hemisphere that is to the north of the equator
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
hemisphere (half of the terrestrial globe)
Meronyms (parts of "northern hemisphere"):
Eurasia (the land mass formed by the continents of Europe and Asia)
Laurasia (a hypothetical continent that (according to plate tectonic theory) broke up later into North America and Europe and Asia)
North America (a continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama)
Context examples:
Additionally, there are more craters in the northern hemisphere of Ceres than the south, where the large Urvara and Yalode craters are the dominant features.
(Ceres' Geological Activity, Ice Revealed in New Research, NASA)
Hubble uncovered the latest storm in September 2018 in Neptune's northern hemisphere.
(Hubble Reveals Dynamic Atmospheres of Uranus, Neptune, NASA)
NASA's MAVEN spacecraft detected evidence of widespread auroras in Mars's northern hemisphere.
(Auroras on Mars, NASA)
A second study, focused on craters that are persistently in shadow in Ceres' northern hemisphere.
(Where is the Ice on Ceres?, NASA)
As the Saturn system moved into its northern hemisphere summer over the past few years, northern latitudes have become increasingly well illuminated.
(Unusual Red Arcs Spotted on Icy Saturn Moon, NASA)
A colossal impact with a large asteroid early in Mars' history may have ripped off a chunk of the northern hemisphere and left behind a legacy of metallic elements in the planet's interior.
(Ancient Asteroid Impact Explains Martian Geological Mysteries, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
One theory suggests that Mars' large North Polar Basin or Borealis Basin — which covers about 40 percent of the planet in its northern hemisphere — was created by that impact, sending debris into space.
(Does Mars Have Rings? Not Right Now, But Maybe One Day, NASA)
In its initial mission, Kepler surveyed just one patch of sky in the northern hemisphere, determining the frequency of planets whose size and temperature might be similar to Earth orbiting stars similar to our sun.
(Kepler Confirms 100+ Exoplanets During Its K2 Mission, NASA)
Adding to the oddities of Titan, with its Earth-like features carved by exotic materials, is the fact that the hydrology on one side of the northern hemisphere is completely different than the that of other side.
(Cassini Reveals Surprises with Titan's Lakes, NASA)
These people were a significant part of human history, they diversified almost at the same time as the ancestors of modern-day Asians and Europeans and it’s likely that at one point they occupied large regions of the northern hemisphere.
(DNA from 31,000-year-old milk teeth leads to discovery of new group of ancient Siberians, University of Cambridge)
