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terrestrial latitude
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terrestrial latitudehas definition On Earth, distance north or south on the equator along a line connecting the poles.has source: Ferris, T. 1988 Coming of Age in the Milky Way, Morrow, 2001-09-27 09:33:31.0
has definition Angular distance on the Earth measured north or south of the equator along the meridian of a geographic location.has source: Seidelman, P. 1992 Explanatory Supplement to the Astronomical Almanac, University Science Books, Mill Valley, CA, 2001-09-27 09:33:31.0
is an instance of geocentric coordinate component2001-09-27 09:33:31.0
is an instance of angle2001-09-27 09:33:31.0
geocentric coordinate componentis a component of geocentric coordinate2001-09-27 09:33:31.0
anglehas unit angle unit2001-09-27 09:33:30.0
numberhas value2001-09-27 09:32:57.0