north pole
noun
1
a
often capitalized N&P
: the northernmost point of the earth
broadly
: the corresponding point of a celestial body (such as a planet)
b
: the zenith of the heavens as viewed from the north terrestrial pole
2
of a magnet
: the pole that points toward the north when the magnet is freely suspended
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Venus may be grabbing all of the headlines, but the craters of Mercury's north pole region star in the latest stunning images from the $1.8 billion BepiColumbo mission.
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Jamie Carter, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
During solar minimum, the sun's magnetic field is close to a dipole, with one north pole and one south pole, similar to Earth's magnetic field.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2025
This means that during Saturn’s northern summer, its north pole is tipped toward the sun.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2025
The bizarre, six-sided structure on the round planet's north pole caused quite the stir, because straight lines and polygons are not so common in nature.
—Ailsa Harvey, Space.com, 17 Jan. 2025
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Jamie Carter, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
During solar minimum, the sun's magnetic field is close to a dipole, with one north pole and one south pole, similar to Earth's magnetic field.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2025
This means that during Saturn’s northern summer, its north pole is tipped toward the sun.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2025
The bizarre, six-sided structure on the round planet's north pole caused quite the stir, because straight lines and polygons are not so common in nature.
—Ailsa Harvey, Space.com, 17 Jan. 2025
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“North pole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/north%20pole. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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