Moon Phases in the Persian Gulf
Phases of the moon and what they reveal
The VIIRS DNB on the Suomi NPP satellite captured these nighttime views of the Persian Gulf region on September 30 and October 5, 10, and 15, 2012. Each image includes an inset of the Moon in one of four different phases. September 30 shows the Persian Gulf by the light of the full Moon; October 15 shows the effects of a new Moon. As the amount of moonlight decreases, some land surface features become harder to detect, but the lights from cities and ships become more obvious. Urbanization is most apparent along the northeastern coast of Saudi Arabia, in Qatar, and in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). In Qatar and UAE, major highways can even be discerned by nighttime lights.
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NASA, Earth at Night book
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Data visualizers
- Jesse Allen (SSAI)
- Robert Simmon (Sigma Space Corporation)
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Technical support
- Amy Moran (Global Science and Technology, Inc.)
Release date
This page was originally published on Wednesday, February 12, 2020.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at 12:43 AM EST.