subsolar

Adjective

Meaning

directly beneath the sun

between the tropics; equatorial

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In other words, the equinoxes are the only times when the subsolar point is on the equator, meaning that the Sun is exactly overhead at a point on the equatorial line. Source: Internet

Compared to the rest of the planet’s atmosphere, the subsolar region was highly active and irregular. Source: Internet

The subsolar point will cross every latitude between these two extremes exactly twice per year. Source: Internet

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