longitude

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The globe had been cut in half while he worked on it, and he held his breath as he put the two sides together—praying that the countries, latitude and longitude lines would match.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025

They also found that the aurora spanned about 1200 km in longitude, consisted of three separated structures, and ranged in altitude from 400-900 km.

From Science Daily • Dec. 5, 2024

At 105 degrees West longitude, an active satellite might see a piece of junk come within 50km of its position up to four times a day.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2024

The exact figure depends on other factors, such as the latitude and longitude of the observer, the time of day, and so on.

From Scientific American • Sep. 29, 2023

I'll have to wait for another Phobos transit to get my longitude, and I'll need to wait for nightfall to sight Deneb for my latitude.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir