peak of eternal light

English

Noun

peak of eternal light (plural peaks of eternal light)

  1. (space science) A mountain peak, on a solid, non-luminous celestial body, which experiences continuous or near-continuous illumination due to a combination of high altitude, very high latitude, and being on a celestial body with very low axial tilt.

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