poles

     

60 million (est.)

Trivia about poles

  • In 2008 the Phoenix Mars lander found ice on this region of the planet
  • Like the Earth, a bar magnet has 2 of these where the magnetic field seems strongest
  • In a magnet flux lines converge at these points
  • Young kids don't need them; for older skiers their grips should be at a level with arms bent & out-stretched
  • Rossby waves are formed when air from these 2 chilly spots heads for the equator