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In Perspective, Planet: A Photograph of the Earth At Night in Black Marble

Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
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BBC (NASA Image): This spectacular night-time view of Earth is called Black Marble.

"It has been assembled from a series of cloud-free images acquired by one of the most capable satellites in the sky today - the Suomi spacecraft. The platform was launched by the US last year, principally to deliver critical meteorological data."


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BBC (NASA Image): London in Black Marble!


The Black Marble dataset shows off one of Suomi's key innovations: the low-light sensitivity of its VIIRS instrument" Read more here.
 
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