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eduard
3 years ago
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What is the terminator? Science Question

Biology
1 answer:
user100 [1]3 years ago
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A terminator or twilight zone is a moving line that divides the daylit side and the dark night side of a planetary body. The terminator is defined as the locus of points on a planet or moon where the line through the center of its parent star is tangent.
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