Scenes from space of Earth at night
NASA has released new photos of the Earth at night, taken by the Suomi NPP satellite earlier this year.
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Light from North and South America is shown from a composite image assembled from data acquired by the satellite.
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This image of the US at night was assembled from data acquired in April and October 2012.
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Light from Africa, Europe, and the Middle East can be seen in this composite image.
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The aurora australis, or "southern lights," can be seen over Antarctica’s Queen Maud Land and the Princess Ragnhild Coast.
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Using the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), the satellite was able to monitor the Arctic sea ice.
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The satellite captured nighttime images of of wildfires burning in Idaho and Montana on the night of August 29.
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City lights along South America's Atlantic coast were captured in this image from the night of July 20.
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The satellite captured a nighttime view of low-lying marine layer clouds along the California coast on September 27.
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An image taken on September 24 shows the vast difference in light emitted from North and South Korea.
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