NPP VIIRS

  • Released Thursday, November 24th, 2011
  • Updated Friday, August 25th, 2023 at 12:25AM
  • ID: 30282

The Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the United States’ newest Earth-observing satellite, NPP, acquired its first measurements on November 21, 2011. This image above shows a broad swath of eastern North America from the Great Lakes to Cuba.

VIIRS swath mapped on a globe

VIIRS swath mapped on a globe

Zoom in on the first-light VIIRs image

Zoom in on the first-light VIIRs image

For More Information

See http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/NPP/news/viirs-firstlight.html

Credits

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NASA/NPP Team

Missions

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