Earth ID: 31107

Moon Phases in the Persian Gulf

Released on February 12, 2020

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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Jesse Allen (SSAI): Lead Data Visualizer
Robert Simmon (Sigma Space Corporation): Lead Data Visualizer
Amy Moran (Global Science and Technology, Inc.): Lead Technical Support

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Keywords:
SVS >> Night lights
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Human Dimensions >> Population
GCMD >> Location >> Persian Gulf
SVS >> Hyperwall
SVS >> VIIRS
NASA Science >> Earth

GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0