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Why sunsets are so sudden at the equator

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Because of the angle of planetary rotation, the sun drops directly down past the horizon like a dropped stone here. Twilight is practically nonexistent, plunging the landscape into immediate darkness without warning.

Why sunsets are so sudden at the equator
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