south pole
noun
1
a
often capitalized S&P
: the southernmost point of the earth
b
: the zenith of the heavens as viewed from the south terrestrial pole
2
of a magnet
: the pole that points toward the south
Examples of south pole in a Sentence
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The second mission will also head to the Moon’s south pole in the search for water ice that could be used for life support and propulsion.
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Michael Kan, PCMAG, 26 Mar. 2024
The second Intuitive Machines flight is also intended to land at the moon’s south pole and will use a drill and spectrometer to analyze materials below the lunar surface.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Feb. 2024
The commercial spacecraft is designed to assess the lunar environment of the moon’s south pole ahead of NASA’s current plan to return a crewed mission there in late 2026.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 23 Feb. 2024
Both are focused on the lunar south pole, where there is water in the form of ice in the permanently shadowed craters there.
—Christian Davenport, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2024
Much is still unknown about the moon’s south pole, the region where the spacecraft landed.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 28 Feb. 2024
Odysseus landed near the moon’s south pole on February 22, but not everything went as planned.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
The agency's goal is to help kickstart the development of new technologies and to collect data that will be needed by Artemis astronauts planning to land near the moon's south pole later this decade.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2024
Odysseus is expected to touch down near the moon's south pole, a region that has long been intriguing for scientists because water ice is thought to be relatively abundant within craters.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 13 Feb. 2024
Michael Kan, PCMAG, 26 Mar. 2024
The second Intuitive Machines flight is also intended to land at the moon’s south pole and will use a drill and spectrometer to analyze materials below the lunar surface.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Feb. 2024
The commercial spacecraft is designed to assess the lunar environment of the moon’s south pole ahead of NASA’s current plan to return a crewed mission there in late 2026.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 23 Feb. 2024
Both are focused on the lunar south pole, where there is water in the form of ice in the permanently shadowed craters there.
—Christian Davenport, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2024
Much is still unknown about the moon’s south pole, the region where the spacecraft landed.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 28 Feb. 2024
Odysseus landed near the moon’s south pole on February 22, but not everything went as planned.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
The agency's goal is to help kickstart the development of new technologies and to collect data that will be needed by Artemis astronauts planning to land near the moon's south pole later this decade.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2024
Odysseus is expected to touch down near the moon's south pole, a region that has long been intriguing for scientists because water ice is thought to be relatively abundant within craters.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 13 Feb. 2024
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14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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south pole
noun1
often capitalized S&P
: the southernmost point of the earth : the southern end of the earth's axis
2
: the pole of a magnet that points toward the south
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