north pole

noun

often capitalized N&P : the northernmost point of the earth

broadly : the corresponding point of a celestial body (such as a planet)

: the zenith of the heavens as viewed from the north terrestrial pole

of a magnet : the pole that points toward the north when the magnet is freely suspended

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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 The BepiColombo spacecraft—a joint endeavor between the European and Japanese space agencies—has just snapped stunning photographs of Mercury’s north pole during its recent flyby of the innermost planet. —

Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Jan. 2025 BepiColombo Mercury flyby highlights ESA picked out the top three images from the flyby, which saw BepiColombo soaring over Mercury’s north pole. —

Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025 The BepiColombo spacecraft has sent back some incredibly detailed images of Mercury’s north pole. —

Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 8 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for north pole