The clouds layer is provided by | Two versions of the images are available:• The daylight images provided by Google Maps maps and satellite views are also available for reference |
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As the maps provided by NASA were in a different projection as the one required by Google Maps, the library was used for the conversion | The was used for creating the original visualisation |
The Nile River, from the Aswan Dam to the Mediterranean Sea, is another bright thread through an otherwise dark region.
1The main image of the Earth at night 2012 was captured by using the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership Suomi NPP satellite | The interior jungles of Africa and South America are mostly dark |
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Further information can be obtained from the Earth Observatory article , and website | This uses imagery from , , , and |
The Aurora Borealis and Aurora Australis Northern Lights and Southern Lights data is provided by.
27The was created by using data from the 's , originally designed to view clouds by moonlight | The United States interstate highway system appears as a lattice connecting the brighter dots of city centers |
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495 images for this map | While the original image consisted of 87 |
The detailed images of the cities were taken by astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
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