Earth Lights (IMAGE)

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Earth Lights

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This is an image of Earth's city lights created with data from the US Defense Meteorological Satellite Program Operational Linescan System, which is used to map the locations of permanent lights on the Earth's surface. More: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view.php?id=55167.

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NASA, NOAA

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