The same thing was going on all around the planet.

For days he had moved daily, sometimes half around the planet.

The base was a third of the way around the planet, and I'd have to go myself.

We can't walk a quarter of the way around the planet!

Their path around the planet had so far taken them only over land.

It makes one complete turn around the planet per standard month.

"How could they have been in orbit around the second planet?"

Maybe only a few hours to sweep around the planet.

I get no reading of high energy concentrations around the planet.

All countries with space technology leave Earth and go into orbit around the planet.