Night lights imagery by noaa s earth observation group privacy policy.
Blue marble night lights 2015.
Night lights sep dec 2015 based on viirs composites by ncei s eog background image 2004 based on blue marble ng by nasa s eo borders 2015 generated using gmt.
It was taken by the crew of the apollo 17 spacecraft on its way to the moon and is one of the most reproduced images in history.
It mainly shows the earth from the mediterranean sea to antarctica.
Blue marble was initially created by nasa s goddard space flight center the night lights by noaa s.
Nasa s blue marble pictures of earth show each month of the year 2004 to illustrate changes in snow cover and vegetation.
The blue marble is an image of earth taken on december 7 1972 from a distance of about 29 000 kilometers 18 000 miles from the planet s surface.
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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Compared with the 2012 image there are also a few blurred areas probably due to cloud cover during the periods the data was captured.
Night lights imagery by noaa s earth observation group privacy policy.