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Earth at Night
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The influence humans have had on their planet can be seen from space. Viewing Earth at night, we see the lights of countless villages, towns, and cities. Fires from slash-and-burn farming and the burn-off of natural gas in oil fields appear in red and yellow. This perspective unveils the breadth of human activity on Earth. It spans the globe.
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An image showing Earths light sources on a rotating globe, where white represents stable urban lights and fire data is shown in red and yellow.
Duration: 25.0 seconds
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| Animation Number: | 556 |
| Animator: | Alex Kekesi (Lead) |
| Studio: | SVS |
| Completed: | 1999-01-21 |
| Scientists: | Christopher Elvidge (NOAA/NGDC) |
| | Kimberly Baugh (NOAA/NGDC) |
| | Marc Imhoff (NASA/GSFC) |
| Instrument: | DMSP/OLS |
| Data Collected: | 1994/10 - 1995/03 |
| Series: | Images of Earth and Space |
| Video: | SVS1999-0001 * |
| Goddard TV Tape: | G2003-046 |
Keywords:
DLESE
>> Human geography
DLESE
>> Natural hazards
SVS
>> Night lights
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Please give credit for this item to
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio |
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