March 06, 2025
Brazil’s Estádio Milton Corrêa is a football (soccer) arena where the center line lies precisely along the Equator: half the field is in the Northern Hemisphere, half is in the Southern Hemisphere. The stadium is commonly called “Zerão,” as the Equator is zero degrees latitude.
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Why Does the Tropic of Cancer’s Location on Earth Move Over Time?
The Tropic of Cancer is a line of latitude approximately 23°27′ north of Earth’s Equator. This latitude corresponds to the northernmost declination of the Sun’s ecliptic to the celestial equator. At the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, about June 21, the direct (that is, 90°) rays of the
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