Published december 6 2012.
Blue marble de nightlights 2012.
Out of the blue and into the black.
A blue marble image of the earth taken from the viirs instrument aboard nasa s most recently launched earth observing satellite suomi npp.
Here you can browse their maximum resolution of four pixels per km as well as a slightly coarser night lights map enhanced by town names and national borders.
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The npp satellite was renamed suomi npp on january 24 2012 to honor the late verner e.
Notice how the night lights corresponds to economic activity in nigeria.
This composite image uses a number of swaths of the earth s surface taken on january 4 2012.
Night lights imagery by nasa s earth observatory.
This animated globe shows the city lights of the world as they appeared to the new suomi npp satellite which has at least 10 times better light resolving power than previous night viewing satellites.
Night lights imagery by nasa s earth observatory.
The northern lights also known as the aurora borealis are beautiful light displays that occur in the skies of the arctic circle when solar winds from the sun come into contact with the earth s magnetic.
Spheres and animations earth at night.
Night lights 2012 the black marble.
Night lights imagery by noaa s earth observation group privacy policy.
Nasa s blue marble pictures of earth show each month of the year 2004 to illustrate changes in snow cover and vegetation.
Night lights imagery by noaa s earth observation group privacy policy.
Out of the blue and into.
Blue marble was initially created by nasa s goddard space flight center the night lights by noaa s.
Night lights imagery by noaa s earth observation group privacy policy.
How to photograph northern lights.
View the 2012 black marble imagery.