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Europe by night. Light pollution
author: Nasa/DMSP/GSFC/Novapix
reference: t-europ-00003
Image Size 300 DPI: 21 * 16 cm
This image is a composite of hundreds of pictures made by the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) currently operates four satellites in low-altitude polar orbits. Three of these satellites record nighttime data. The DMSP-OLS has a unique capability to detect low levels of visible-near infrared radiance at night.
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