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Tropical Cyclone Maila Raised Hell Very Close To Earth's Equator – And That's Very UnusualMaila churns over the Solomon Sea as a powerful tropical cyclone on April 7, 2026.

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Tropical Cyclone Maila Raised Hell Very Close To Earth's Equator – And That's Very UnusualMaila churns over the Solomon Sea as a powerful tropical cyclone on April 7, 2026.
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Tropical Cyclone Maila Raised Hell Very Close To Earth's Equator – And That's Very Unusual

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Do The Tropics Get Two Longest Days Because The Sun Passes Overhead Twice A Year?Alice Springs, Australia - March 11, 2016 : Tropic of Capricorn monument on Stuart Highway - Hollow globe marking the southernmost latitude where the Sun can be seen directly overhead

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Do The Tropics Get Two Longest Days Because The Sun Passes Overhead Twice A Year?Alice Springs, Australia - March 11, 2016 : Tropic of Capricorn monument on Stuart Highway - Hollow globe marking the southernmost latitude where the Sun can be seen directly overhead
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Do The Tropics Get Two Longest Days Because The Sun Passes Overhead Twice A Year?

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What Are The Tropic Of Cancer And The Tropic Of Capricorn?NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman tweeted this photo from the International Space Station on Tuesday morning, Sept. 2, 2014.

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What Are The Tropic Of Cancer And The Tropic Of Capricorn?NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman tweeted this photo from the International Space Station on Tuesday morning, Sept. 2, 2014.
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What Are The Tropic Of Cancer And The Tropic Of Capricorn?

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There's A Weird Reason Why Hurricanes Never Cross The EquatorHurricane Florence on September 10, 2018, as seen over the Atlantic from the International Space Station.

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There's A Weird Reason Why Hurricanes Never Cross The EquatorHurricane Florence on September 10, 2018, as seen over the Atlantic from the International Space Station.
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There's A Weird Reason Why Hurricanes Never Cross The Equator

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Scientists Have Worked Out How Fast Our Sun Spins Compared To Other Similar Starsarticle image

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Scientists Have Worked Out How Fast Our Sun Spins Compared To Other Similar Stars

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Evidence Of Water-Ice Found At Mars Equatorarticle image

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Evidence Of Water-Ice Found At Mars Equator

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Bizarre Bulge Spotted On Ganymede

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