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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.

Keywords for this photo:

1994 - AFRICA - ATLANTIC OCEAN - BALTIC SEA - EARTH - EARTH FROM SPACE - EUROPE - LIGHT - LIGHT POLLUTION - MEDITERRANEAN SEA - NIGHT - NORTH SEA - SATELLITE IMAGE -