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That is, when the hours of sunlight is 12 hours all across the world?

Sunlight map:
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2007-11-14 12:57:22 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics Astronomy & Space

is the black spot straight down the map?

2007-11-14 12:57:43 · update #1

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On a globe on an airless world, the terminator (divider between lit and unlit surface) will pass through the poles. Due to the lensing effect of our atmosphere, the sun bends "around" the globe just a bit.

2007-11-14 13:01:11 · answer #1 · answered by rileyworks 1 · 0 0

The terminators will appear vertical.

2007-11-14 21:17:48 · answer #2 · answered by Raymond 7 · 0 0

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