Earth At Night

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Earth at night Suomi NPP Satellite NASA NOAA Earth's nighttime view Nighttime satellite image VIIRS Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite Earth from space Satellite imagery Nighttime photography City lights Gas flares Wildfires Composite image Earth's land surface Satellite orbits Terabytes of data Earth Observatory Blue Marble Earth's atmosphere Space exploration Nighttime Earth view Astronomical observations Earth's natural beauty Environmental monitoring Earth's landscapes Satellite technology Earth's climate Global view Space data Environmental research Earth's geography Terrestrial features Earth's landforms Earth's topography Geographic information Space observations Earth's surface features Terrestrial landscapes Natural phenomena Atmospheric conditions Earth's weather patterns Nighttime illumination Urban areas Energy consumption Light pollution Environmental impact Earth's cityscapes Human activities Nocturnal Earth Dark sky preservation Space photography Earth's ecosystems Satellite data analysis Earth's geography Environmental conservation Nighttime landscapes Light sources Earth's energy usage Nighttime Earth photography Urbanization Human settlements Earth's nighttime beauty Energy production Environmental awareness Earth's environmental changes Urban development Natural disasters Climate change Earth's human impact Nighttime Earth exploration Space-based observations Earth's ecological systems Urban sprawl Nighttime satellite view Earth's ecological diversity Satellite imaging technology Earth's nighttime illumination Human-made structures Earth's biodiversity Astronomical research Earth's natural wonders Space science Environmental data collection Earth's ecological balance Nocturnal landscapes Earth's remote sensing Human civilization Nighttime light patterns Earth's energy sources Satellite data visualization Earth's climate patterns Light emissions Earth's environmental impact Space mission achievements Natural beauty of Earth Earth's nighttime environment Space-based environmental monitoring Earth's terrestrial features

In daylight our big blue marble is all land, oceans and clouds. But the night - is electric. This view of Earth at night is a cloud-free view from space as acquired by the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership Satellite (Suomi NPP). A joint program by NASA and NOAA, Suomi NPP captured this nighttime image by the satellite's Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS). The day-night band on VIIRS detects light in a range of wavelengths from green to near infrared and uses filtering techniques to observe signals such as city lights, gas flares, and wildfires. This new image is a composite of data acquired over nine days in April and thirteen days in October 2012. It took 312 satellite orbits and 2.5 terabytes of data to get a clear shot of every parcel of land surface. This video uses the Earth at night view created by NASA's Earth Observatory with data processed by NOAA's National Geophysical Data Center and combined with a version of the Earth Observatory's Blue Marble: Next Generation. Released Wednesday, December 5th, 2012 This video is public domain and along with other supporting visualizations can be downloaded from the Scientific Visualization Studio at: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/13425 Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Kayvon Sharghi/Mike Carlowicz If you liked this video, subscribe to the NASA Goddard YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/NASAExplorer Follow NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center • Instagram http://www.instagram.com/nasagoddard • Twitter http://twitter.com/NASAGoddard • Twitter http://twitter.com/NASAGoddardPix • Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/NASA.GSFC • Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/gsfc

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