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.
Blue marble night.
Published december 6 2012.
Night lights imagery by noaa s earth observation group privacy policy.
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.
Night lights 2012 the black marble.
Blue marble the most detailed true color image of the earth s surface ever produced.
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.
This was the first time the apollo trajectory.
It mainly shows the earth from the mediterranean sea to antarctica.
Night lights imagery by noaa s earth observation group privacy policy.
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