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Terminator (solar)

space Maturity 7-9

A line divides day and night.

Apollo 11 Mission Image - View of Earth terminator (5052744816).jpg
Apollo 11 Mission Image - View of Earth terminator (5052744816).jpg
This line moves around the Earth. It brings the sun up. It also brings the dark night. You see this at sunrise and sunset. It is a very cool thing. Can you see the line?

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File:Apollo 11 Mission Image - View of Earth terminator (5052744816).jpg
Apollo 11 Mission Image - View of Earth...
ISS flies over Africa, the Mideast, and...
File:Keeler crater AS13-60-8635.jpg
Keeler crater AS13-60-8635.jpg
File:Timocharis crater terminator AS15-P-9423.jpg
Timocharis crater terminator AS15-P-9423.jpg
File:AS16-124-19897-19901 mosaic.jpg
AS16-124-19897-19901 mosaic.jpg
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