Can all spherical celestial bodies be imagined to have their own equator, poles, latitudes and longitudes?
Yes, all spherical celestial bodies are imagined to have their own equator, poles, latitudes and longitudes.
What are the tropics?
The latitude 23.50 North of the Earth’s equator is called the tropic of cancer.
The tropic of Capricorn is the latitude 23.50 south of the Earth’s equator. There are limits of the area of earth’s surface in which the Sun can be directly overhead.
The peak activity was, however, visible only in the north Pacific region.
What are the Arctic Circle and the Antarctic Circle?
The latitudes situated at 66.5 degrees north and south of the Earth’s equator are called the Arctic Circle and the Antarctic Circle respectively.